Posted on 11/01/2007 5:20:35 AM PDT by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
imbricate • \IM-brih-kut\ • adjective
Lying lapped over each other in regular order
Example sentence:
The antique mirror had tiny imbricate gold squares around its edge.
Etymology:
The ancient Romans knew how to keep the interior of their villas dry when it rained. They covered their roofs with overlapping curved tiles so the "imber" (Latin for "pelting rain" or "rain shower") couldn't seep in. The tiles were, in effect, "rain tiles," so the Romans called them "imbrices" (singular "imbrex"). The verb for installing the tiles was "imbricare," and English speakers used its past participle -- "imbricatus" -- to create "imbricate," which was first used as adjective meaning "overlapping (like roof tiles)" and later became a verb meaning "to overlap." .
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
sick freak
please lead me down the path to healthy freakism
well i would suggest that ogling hillary’s love interest isn’t healthy!
Hillary’s only love interest ever ... is power.
HD ogling anything related to hillary whatsoever is not healthy. is that better?
Hillary’s lying lesbian lifestyle liberals licked and laid lapped over each other in regular order .....
Jean’s apartment, and our house, were both nulled and voided by the t-t’er crowd.
Jean was bummed out.
(On the other hand, St Ronnie went with the grandedkids through THEIR neighborhood and got lots of loot....
My friends and I have decided on a theme for my new car, as this is South Florida and everything must have a theme. Since it’s a Chevy, I thought a low rider might be good, with flames painted around the wheels, shag carpet on the dash, the chrome plated chain steering wheel, and the little plastic dog with the head that goes up and down. Anyone who lives in South Florida will tell you that it has to have a Moroso Motor Sports bumper sticker on it, but that’s really obvious.
But that look is passe, so we considered going black. 24” chrome rims, 30 bead tires, dual 18” woofers in the trunk, and all the owner’s worldly goods in the back seat since he blew all his rent money and got evicted. This could work, but I’d have to paint the car bright green or electric blue, and all the cops I know love chasing these kinds of cars because they flip over.
What to do?
I think the new cool car look in the USA will be the retired old fart job. I’ll start by embricating a bunch of bumper stickers like AARP and KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY SOCIAL SECURITY and WORLD’S GREATEST GRANDPA. Next, I’ll get a New York Mets license plate frame. I’ve noticed that all the retirees around here have New York Mets license plate frames, which makes me wonder if they’re really retired or if the State of New York paid them to go away.
I’ll stink the interior up with old cheese farts, and put a captain’s hat in the back window. If I can find one that says, “Titanic,” it would be ideal. Instead of a grille, I can save some money and just have all my teeth pulled, so that’s a plus.
The big bling is the HoverRound on the carrier on the back bumper. That’s the dilly-o. If you haven’t got the HoverRound on the back carrier, you’re a wannabe.
So there you go. When I get done with all that, I can speed and run red lights with impunity on the way to Happy Hour in the restaurant (bar) across the street from my apartment. Hubba Hubba!!!
well you are the one who sent us there...
-WELL, I think she has a better looking woman than billyboy can attract. LOL
Billyboy has a problem attracting women. Some of them only get halfway.
Suh-Weeet!
Don’t forget: “No Phone, No Mail, No Job, No Money”
And “I’m Spending My Children’s Inheritance”
As long as you don't go to Ft. Marcy Park, or allow your dead body to be taken there, you should be OK.
They can have my gun after they have placed it into my cold, dead fingers.
I forgot to say that I will imbricate the bumper stickers according to lines that prove I have never seen or heard of a carpenter’s level. With a good set of Mr. Magoo glasses I will be the man.
This may be going over the top, but I would suggest you complete the outfit by printing dollar bills on printable fabric, and then sewing them into the pockets of your bermuda shorts and Hawaiian shirt, as if they were falling out.
That should net you an accompanying “niece” or two.
What really gets me around here (Palm Beach County) is the Orthodox Jew look. I’ve seen quite a few young women wearing floor length skirts that looks like they were cut out of sackcloth, hats that disappear all hair, and high collared t-shirts.
They screw it up with the t-shirts, especially the short sleeves, but it is obvious they are not orthodox Jews when you see thier boyfriends. If Poppa was Ashkenazi or Hassidim, he would spit up his latkes and lock himself in the Yeshiva when he saw the goy she was with.
i love that you are our exchange student from the land of Florida.... ; ) your car sounds very cool, by the way, hope you will scan pix to share once you have it all ‘done up’ nice!
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