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Palimpsest


Bucolic is listed on Dr Goodword's alphaDictionary as one of the most beautiful words in English. I typed it on google images and as I strayed, like I usually allow myself to when leisurely searching, I was led to words that reflect concepts appealing to me:



1. eclogue
2. denouement

3. cynosure
4. pianoforte

5. palimpsest
6. onomatopoeia

7. riparian
8. inglenook

9. petrichor
10. lilt

11. arcadian
12. vintage

13. Jenny what else but my idol Jane Austen's nickname :-)


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  1. ThomMarch 25, 2010 at 7:40 AM

    And you don't play Quilly's Three Word Thursday! LOL. You should pads these on to her :)

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  2. HazelMarch 25, 2010 at 8:00 AM

    Quilly's Three Word Thursday is for experts, Thom. I don't have to find a dictionary for a pianoforte lol!

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  3. HazelMarch 25, 2010 at 11:22 AM

    wow lascivious! lol

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  4. Shelley MunroMarch 25, 2010 at 3:08 PM

    Inglenook is an interesting word. :)

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  5. HazelMarch 25, 2010 at 5:58 PM

    I think so too :)

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  6. Brenda NDMarch 25, 2010 at 7:04 PM

    Grin. What fun! Lots of good words.

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  7. Adelle LaudanMarch 25, 2010 at 7:09 PM

    Here I go searching out the meanings of some of these 'new to me' words. Love word lists. Happy T13!

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  8. Alice AudreyMarch 25, 2010 at 8:43 PM

    Palimpsest is new to me. I like the concept, the way the old holds out in face of the new.

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  9. HazelMarch 25, 2010 at 9:16 PM

    Brenda, I had fun doing this list too

    Adelle, so do I. I should done word lists sooner

    Alice, it is to me too. And I like it as something of a reminder of the past

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  10. colleenMarch 25, 2010 at 9:40 PM

    I have always disliked the word Bucolic and thought it doesn't sound like what it means.

    I just now got lost in the world of Palimpsest. That was fun.

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  11. HazelMarch 25, 2010 at 9:50 PM

    colleen, I think of colic and babies when I read bucolic :D I'm glad you had fun with palimpsest.

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  12. CountryDewMarch 25, 2010 at 10:21 PM

    I must say bucolic is not one of my favorite words! This is an interesting idea for a TT and a great word list. Some of those I do like a lot!

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  13. AnyaMarch 26, 2010 at 1:36 AM

    I do not understand this post :(
    I think its my age ........ LOL
    :(

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  14. Melissa MashburnMarch 26, 2010 at 2:47 AM

    That is a very interesting list.

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  15. jeharaMarch 26, 2010 at 3:39 AM

    denouement is so fun to say. but so is accoutrement. :)
    i also like the words surreptitious, copacetic and covet.
    I am such a word nerd.

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  16. Julia SmithMarch 26, 2010 at 7:35 AM

    Denouement is lovely.

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  17. HazelMarch 26, 2010 at 8:06 AM

    Thanks, countrydew

    Anya, it's perfectly ok :)

    Melissa, thanks

    jehara, thanks for copacetic. it's new to me

    Julia, yes it is :)

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  18. Americanising DesiMarch 26, 2010 at 1:55 PM

    cynosure slips on my tongue and hence love it!

    Ranting n Panting

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  19. HazelMarch 31, 2010 at 12:43 AM

    Desi, :)

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