Ancestry.com - Charles Dudley Warner However small it is on the surface, it is four thousand miles deep; andthat is a very handsome property. Charles Dudley Warner, 18291900. http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/thought/1750.asp
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Watkinson Library - Manuscripts Major collections, for example, are the papers of writer Charles Dudley Warner(18291900), educator Henry Barnard (1811-1900), Hartford musician Nathan H. http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/library/watkinson/manuscripts/manuguide.html
Extractions: SUMMARY Trinity College's Watkinson Library houses many collections of manuscripts, dating roughly from the beginning of the 17th century to the present. Most are American, with the greatest concentration in the 19th century, the period of the Watkinson Library's founding. Major collections, for example, are the papers of writer Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900), educator Henry Barnard (1811-1900), Hartford musician Nathan H. Allen (1848-1925), and the Watkinson family (1757-1873). The emphasis is on cultural history, with manuscripts complementing the Library's rich printed holdings in Americana. The unit of measurement is the flat legal size manuscript box. If a collection has been put in accessible order, it is described as "arranged." Finding aids are either catalog cards, in which case a collection is described as "cataloged," inventories (and thus described as "inventoried"), or both. "Not processed" means that nothing has been done to arrange and/or provide finding aids for a collection. The manuscript collections are not included in the Trinity College online catalog. NOTE: This guide to the manuscript collections does not include the Library's Western European Medieval and Renasissance manuscripts nor its Oriental manuscripts in codex or roll format. It also does not include the holdings of the Trinity College Archives, which shares space with the Watkinson Library.
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Ol' Buffalo Garden And Small Farm Page satisfactory thing a man can do. Charles Dudley Warner, 18291900. Youcan bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt. Author Unknown. http://www.three-peaks.net/agricult.htm
Extractions: Confronted with the vision of a beautiful garden, we see something beautiful about ourselves. Jeff Cox Die when I may, I want it said of me that I plucked a weed and planted a flower where ever I thought a flower would grow. Abraham Lincoln If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled? Hmmmmm If it can't be grown it must be mined! Author Unknown
Garden Landscaping Books surface, it is four thousand miles deep; and that is a very handsomeproperty. Charles Dudley Warner, editor, and publisher (18291900). http://www.dropbears.com/b/broughsbooks/nature/landscaping.htm
Washington Irving A brief biography in text format by nineteenthcentury editor, author, and co-author(of The Gilded Age, with Mark Twain) Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900). http://www.gonzaga.edu/faculty/campbell/enl310/irving.htm
Extractions: Washington Irving (1881). A brief biography in text format by nineteenth-century editor, author, and co-author (of The Gilded Age , with Mark Twain) Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900). Image courtesy of Sunnyside, the home of Washington Irving Works Available Online The Alhambra . HTML version (Australia)
Generous Giving : Experience The Joy!! I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives,if they had the opportunity. Charles Dudley Warner (18291900); http://www.generousgiving.org/page.asp?sec=80&page=
New Books, Videos, Microforms In Other Categories 28 cm. UNLV Book Stacks SB455 .G363 2001. Warner, Charles Dudley, 18291900. Mysummer in a garden / Charles Dudley Warner ; introduction by Allan Gurganus. http://www.library.unlv.edu/newstuff/august.2002/generic.html
Untitled Document Vernon, Robert. J FICTION BABY DA. My summer in a garden / CharlesDudley Warner. Warner, Charles Dudley, 18291900. 635 Warner. The http://www.scrld.org/newtitles/April/New titles April LOL.htm
Extractions: Title/Author Author Call Number Time cat : the remarkable journeys of Jason and Gareth / Lloyd Alexander. Alexander, Lloyd. J FICTION ALEXAN Death by field trip : a FoxTrot collection / by Bill Amend. Amend, Bill 741.5 AMEND Encyclopedias Brown and White : a FoxTrot collection/ by Bill Amend. Amend, Bill 741.5 AMEND The prayer diet : the unique physical, mental and spiritual approach to healthy weight loss / Matthew Anderson. Anderson, Matthew 613.7 ANDERSON Rumble in the jungle / Giles Andreae ; illustrated by David Wojtowycz. Andreae, Giles, 1966- J 821 ANDREAE Fault line / Sarah Andrews. Andrews, Sarah FICTION ANDREWS Mutation / K.A. Applegate. Applegate, Katherine J FICTION APPLEGA Understanding equine first aid : your guide to horse health care and management / by Michael A. Ball ; foreword by Corinne R. Sweeney. Ball, Michael A. 636.1089 BALL Hanging valley / Jack Ballas. Ballas, Jack WEST PB BALLAS Alexander Fleming and the story of penicillin / John Bankston. Bankston, John, 1974-
Victorian Spring ~ The Gilded Age the earliest of these novels, `The Gilded Age' (1873), written by Mark Twain in collaborationwith Charles Dudley Warner. Warner (18291900), was considered to http://members.aol.com/victorianspring/gilded/gildage.htm
Extractions: The Era Of Romance And Abundance Gilded Age was period of gross materialism and blatant political corruption in the United States during the 1870s. During this period, many important novels on social and political criticism were published and are now considered to be some of the best works of this country. This period takes its name from the earliest of these novels, `The Gilded Age' (1873), written by Mark Twain in collaboration with Charles Dudley Warner. Warner (1829-1900), was considered to be a U.S. essayist, humorist, and editor extrodinare during the Gilded Age. He was born in Plainfield, Mass.and grew up in a some what conservative family. He was on the editorial staff of Harper's Magazine and wrote many other works such as; `My Summer in a Garden'; `Backlog Studies'; biography of Washington Irving. Mark Twain (1835-1910) was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on Nov. 30, 1835, in the small town of Florida, Mo. His father died when he was 12, and the boy was apprenticed to a printer. An apprentice works for someone in order to learn a trade. This was the first step toward his career as a writer. Clemens went west to Nevada and soon became a reporter on the Virginia City newspaper. Here he began using the pen name Mark Twain. It is an old river term meaning two fathoms, or 12 feet (4 meters), of water depth. William Dean Howells, editor of the Atlantic Monthly and a highly respected novelist, became his close friend and literary adviser.
Index To NEANewsletter: W CHINA, 18(3)15 WARD FAMILY, 10(1)02 WARE RIVER VALLEY, 17(1)14 WARHOL, ANDY 19271987,17(2)17 Warner, BETSY, 20(1)12 Charles Dudley 1829-1900, 19(1)21 http://nils.lib.tufts.edu/newengarch/newsletter/letterw.html
Extractions: About Archives Index to the NEA Newsletter , 1972-1993; posted May 2000.) WADSWORTH ATHENAEUM, 12(1):18 WADSWORTH-LONGFELLOW HOUSE, 16(3):21 WAGNER, HONUS 1874-1955, 18(4):13 WAGNER PLACE CAR COMPANY, 17(3):17 WALCH, WALDO GIFFORD LELAND PRIZE, 16(1):27 WALDO PATENT OF 1788, 14(3):08 WALKER, TOBIAS 1853-1883, 14(3):08
Rose Care For September Charles Dudley Warner, author, editor, and publisher (18291900).ROSE CARE FOR SEPTEMBER by Nanette Londeree, Consulting Rosarian. http://www.marinrose.org/caresept.html
Extractions: by Nanette Londeree, Consulting Rosarian The last weeks of Summer are here - bringing with it great roses! As the days shorten, and temperatures cool, roses are slower to develop and last longer. Colors are generally richer, and pests may be fewer. It is a great time to really enjoy your roses. Be sure to keep them well watered (we aren't likely to have any measurable rain for awhile). To keep your roses blooming through the Fall, make sure you continue with your deadheading - remove the spent bloom as soon as you can so that the plant will continue to produce new flowers. If the faded flowers are left on the plant, they will develop seed which signals the plant that it's work is over for the season and they can stop blooming. Also, if you fertilize, the last round of fertilizer should be done early in the month - then it's time to quit. Fall is also a great time to plant new roses. Many nurseries have big sales on roses after Labor day, and you can get well developed plants for a fraction of the potted plant price (and even competitive or better prices than bareroot). When buying potted roses this time of year, find out if the nursery has been spraying for pests and diseases - this is important as you evaluate the general appearance of the plant. If it looks healthy with little sign of damage and it hasn't been sprayed, it is an even better indication of how the plant will perform in your garden. Looks for well developed canes and clean foliage.
Rose Care For October Charles Dudley Warner, author, editor, and publisher (18291900).ROSE CARE FOR OCTOBER by Nanette Londeree, Consulting Rosarian. http://www.marinrose.org/careoct.html
Extractions: by Nanette Londeree, Consulting Rosarian You can certainly tell it is Fall - not only by the month of the year, but the angle of the sun and its lower intensity, the shorter days, and longer, cooler nights. Roses are generally very happy this time of year. They aren't stressed from too much sun or heat, or too little water. They can go through a real growth spurt, since the conditions are so similar to Spring. You can continue to fool them as long as you deadhead - continue to remove spent blooms so they keep producing. This really applies to modern roses; hybrid teas, floribundas, shrubs and miniatures. If you let the roses develop hips, it will signal the rose to begin to slow down for the Winter. For many old roses - varieties that bloom only once per year, don't remove the hips. They are both attractive in the Fall garden, and a great source of food for birds during late Fall and Winter. Keep up with your watering if we don't get any rain. Since nights are getting longer and cooler, try to water early in the day so that plants have a chance to dry off. This time of the year, the conditions are the best for powdery mildew, rust and blackspot, the three dreaded fungal diseases. Powdery mildew is that fuzzy whitish-gray mold that usually affects new growth. On hybrid teas and floribundas, it tends to affect roses that have matted-surface leaves rather than glossy leaves. Many landscape (shrub) varieties are among the most resistant to this disease. Apparently, glossy leaves have a waxy coating on them that fungal spores have trouble penetrating (that's why the use of an anti-transpirant works well to prevent powdery mildew infection). This disease does not require free water in order to spread, so that providing good air circulation and plenty of sun, along with resistant varieties are the best bets for preventing it.
Index Warner, Charles Dudley (18291900) The Complete Writings of CharlesDudley Warner Volume One Volume Two Volume Three Volume Four http://ycjy.jsipt.edu.cn/wyx/eng3000/W/
The Sarah Orne Jewett Text Project 140. Warner, Charles Dudley (18291900) January 23, 1909. 145. Warner,Susan (1819-1885) December 31, 1902 Mrs. Rutherford's Children. 105. http://www.public.coe.edu/~theller/soj/let/
Extractions: "My Summer in a Garden" T hroughout man's history, land has been a vital force. On it he built his home, and, in it, he planted his food. Often, when he staked out his land, he had to fight to retain it. As the years passed, he learned to mine the land for minerals. From these valuable materials, he made more efficient tools and gained better productivity and wealth. Land gives man life-sustaining water. Land has also been the cause of numerous wars, as man's numbers and ambitions increased. When land was abused or neglected, man suffered. When land flourished, man flourished. Land has made people rich, happy, secure and healthy, more so than any other commodity at their disposal. Yet, much misunderstanding remains concerning land values. S eldom does one factor account for the total increase in land values. In reality, a combination of factors is usually at work. Of prime importance is the law of supply and demand. There is just so much land available. We cannot manufacture more, and values respond directly to supply and demand.
Www.wordsmith.org/awad/archives/1001 handsome property. Charles Dudley Warner, editor, and publisher (1829-1900)chichi (SHEE-shee) adjective Affectedly elegant. noun 1 http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/archives/1001
Extractions: Date: Mon Oct 1 04:33:21 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Dayzugzwang X-Bonus: In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds. -Robert Green Ingersoll, lawyer and orator (1833-1899) zugzwang (TSOOK-tsvahng) noun A position where one is forced to make an undesirable move. [From German Zugzwang, Zug (move) + Zwang (compulsion, obligation).] "Now the government finds itself in zugzwang, where every move it makes worsens its position against an invisible opponent ...." Pusch Commey, Is the Rand Racially Prejudiced?, African Business (London), Mar 2001. In his classic story "Shatranj Ke Khiladi" ("Chess Players," later made into a movie directed by Satyajit Ray), Hindi writer Munshi Premchand (1880-1936) narrates the saga of a kingdom engrossed in playing chess, unmindful of the advancing enemy forces. Such is the charm of this ancient Indian game. An Italian proberb goes, "After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box." A world in itself, chess mimics life in more ways than one. While quite simple on the surface, its complexity is mind-boggling. There are more than 10^120 possible moves (that's number 1 followed by 120 zeros). That is a fairly large number once we realize that there are only about 10^75 atoms in this universe. It attests to the popularity of the game that many of the chess words have entered our mainstream vocabulary. This week we explore five of them. -Anu Date: Tue Oct 2 00:44:17 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daycheckmate X-Bonus: The wastebasket is a writer's best friend. -Isaac Bashevis Singer, writer, Nobel laureate (1904-1991) checkmate (CHEK-mayt) noun 1. A move that places the king in a position from which there is no escape, as every move results in defeat. 2. Complete defeat. verb tr. 1. To maneuver an opponent's king in checkmate. 2. To place in an inextricable situation. 3. To defeat completely. interjection A call by a chess player that his or her move has placed opponent's king in such a manner that escape is impossible. [From Middle English chekmat, from Middle French escec mat, from Arabic shah (king), mat (dead, nonplussed).] "An army of the British East India Company, still in charge of imperial India, moved into Kabul in 1839 to checkmate the Russian advances real and imagined in Central Asia, the Himalayas and Tibet." Barbara Crossette, Afghanistan, For Ages an Affliction to Mighty Empires, Is Not Easily Subdued, The New York Times, Sep 18, 2001. This week's theme: words from chess. Today's date happens to be a palindromic number if you write dates in mm/dd/yyyy format. Have fun finding out when the next such occurrence is going to happen. -Anu Date: Wed Oct 3 00:05:08 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daygambit X-Bonus: Sin is geographical. -Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, author, Nobel laureate (1872-1970) gambit (GAM-bit) noun 1. An opening in which a minor piece is sacrificed to obtain a strategic advantage. 2. A maneuver used to secure an advantage. 3. A remark used to open or redirect a conversation. [From Spanish gambito, from Italian gambetto (the act of tripping someone), from gamba (leg).] "North Korea will no doubt try to gain maximum advantage by playing South Korea, America and Japan off against each other. If it fails to get the result - and the cash - it wants from its new diplomatic gambit, it may simply abandon the enterprise." The Two Koreas: Mr Kim, Meet Mr Kim, The Economist (London), Apr 15, 2000. This week's theme: words from chess. Date: Thu Oct 4 00:01:34 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daystalemate X-Bonus: Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships. -Charles Simic stalemate (STAYL-mayt) noun 1. A position where no other pieces can move and king cannot move without going into check. 2. A deadlocked situation. verb tr. To bring into a stalemate. [From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman estale (a fixed position) + -mate.] "`We can again resort to lobbying in case we fail to avoid a stalemate,' Latief said." Wiranto Elected Chairman of Team to Elect President, The Jakarta Post (Indonesia), Oct 28, 1997. This week's theme: words from chess. Date: Fri Oct 5 00:01:33 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Dayendgame X-Bonus: Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you. -Richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright (1751-1816) endgame (END-gaym) noun 1. The final stage of a game of chess in which only a few pieces are left. 2. The final stage of a game, process, or activity. "Defense Secretary in the 1960s and memoir writer in the 1990s, McNamara still gropes for the elusive coherence that can offer a graceful endgame for his life." Ervin, Mike, In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam (book review), The Progressive (Madison, Wisconsin), Jun 1, 1995. This week's theme: words from chess. Date: Mon Oct 8 00:02:02 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daycecity X-Bonus: If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch, you must first invent the universe. -Carl Sagan, astronomer and writer (1934-1996) cecity (SEE-si-tee) noun Blindness. [From Latin caecitas, from caecus (blind).] "I mean that my love for you, which cries out for a physical expression you tolerate brutishly, induces a cecity to your inefficiency and your bad behavior." Earthly Powers, Anthony Burgess, 1980. It's that time of the year again, the time when we feature odds-and-ends. One-of-a-kind words. Words that are unusual, picturesque, whimsical, esoteric, or intriguing. And like all the creatures in this world, these words serve a purpose (as shown by the accompanying citations). They make our verbal universe richer and more diverse. So here they are. We've coaxed them out of the dictionary it's not often that one finds them in the open and we hope you'll welcome them in your diction. -Anu Date: Tue Oct 9 00:01:25 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daylollygag X-Bonus: A pedestal is as much a prison as any small space. -Gloria Steinem, women's rights activist, editor (1934- ) lollygag (LOL-ee-gag) verb intr., also lallygag 1. To fool around, waste time, or spend time lazily. 2. To neck. [Origin uncertain.] "Figure an easy four days, because you'll want to spend Day one lollygagging along Eagle Creek and camping in one of the official streamside sites." Karen Berger, Going in Circles: When it Comes to a Good Hike, the Best Route May be From Point A to Point A, Backpacker, Jun 1, 1996. This week's theme: unusual words. Date: Wed Oct 10 00:01:25 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daychichi X-Bonus: No man but feels more of a man in the world if he have a bit of ground that he can call his own. However small it is on the surface, it is four thousand miles deep; and that is a very handsome property. -Charles Dudley Warner, editor, and publisher (1829-1900) chichi (SHEE-shee) adjective Affectedly elegant. noun 1. Showy stylishness 2. A person with such quality. [From French.] "If all that sounds too chichi, get back to basics with the traditional present - socks ..." Bazaar, The Independent (London), Nov 2, 1996. This week's theme: unusual words. Date: Thu Oct 11 00:02:22 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daytantivy X-Bonus: Man's life does not commence in the womb and never ends in the grave. -Charan Singh, mystic (1916-1990) tantivy (tan-TIV-ee) adverb At full gallop; at full speed. noun A fast gallop; rush. adjective Swift. interjection A hunting cry by a hunter riding a horse at full speed. [Of obscure origin, perhaps from the sound of a galloping horse's feet.] "But both the book and the exhibit show clearly that along with these changes in diet, sport and exercise had an early start and a long run among the tangled tantivy of 19th-century cures, cons, leeches, preachers, drugs, zaps, baths, diets, teetotaling, indoor plumbing, ventilation, and `Spanish Nerve Grains' that stampeded Americans into our current obsession with fitness." Christina Robb, Exercists America's Longtime Pursuit of Fitness, The Boston Globe, Mar 13, 1988. This week's theme: unusual words. Date: Fri Oct 12 00:01:27 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Dayhorrent X-Bonus: Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones. -Charles Caleb Colton, author and clergyman (1780-1832) horrent (HOR-ehnt) adjective Standing up like bristles, bristling. [From Latin horrent-, stem of horrens, present participle of horrere (to bristle).] "Still, Domingo might have some fun staging the work with his Washington Opera company, given such lines as: `No more shall treason's horrent head be seen presumptuous in the land of Gore!'" Mark Swed, Performing Arts; Opera's Supernovas Blaze Anew, The Los Angeles Times, Jan 7, 2001. "With bright imblazonrie, and horrent arms." John Milton, Paradise Lost, 1667. This week's theme: unusual words. Date: Mon Oct 15 03:01:31 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Dayblue rinse X-Bonus: Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) blue rinse (BLOO rins) adjective Of, related to, or made up of elderly women. [From the hair-dye used on grey hair that produces a blue shade.] "If the race comes down to a former officer married to an aristocrat and blessed with four children - or a quiffed Spaniard with a gay past and a soft line on drugs, who do you think the blue rinse brigade will choose?" Jonathan Freedland, Still Lost in the Wilderness, The Guardian (London), Jul 11, 2001. Ever wonder how our vocabulary is colored by many hues of a rainbow? Often we use colors as symbols for ideas, thoughts, and concepts but do it with little logic. Take the color blue, for example. A blue chip stock is good to hold in one's portfolio while we're chary of blue-sky stock. A blue collar worker is a manual laborer yet a bluestocking is one with intellectual inclinations. A bluenose is a prude but a blue blood is aristocratic. Even a computer would go crazy trying to make sense of this. No wonder we made artificial languages to program computers. In this week's AWAD we take a look at other words and phrases tinged with colors. -Anu Date: Tue Oct 16 00:01:20 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daygreenmail X-Bonus: Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools. -Richard Steele, author and editor (1672-1729) greenmail (GREEN-mayl) noun The practice of buying a large quantity of a company's stock as a hostile takeover measure, and then selling it to the company at a higher price. [From green (money) + mail (as in blackmail).] "Second, Northwest sees its economic stake in Continental rise rapidly and is then allowed to sell most of its stock back to Continental in a transaction that deserves to be called greenmail." Floyd Norris, Little to Cheer About For Public Shareholders, The New York Times, Nov 7, 2000. This week's theme: words with color as metaphors. Date: Wed Oct 17 00:01:25 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daybrown study X-Bonus: By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest. -Confucius, philosopher and teacher (c. 551-478 BCE) brown study (broun STUD-ee) noun A state of deep absorption in thought. [Apparently from brown in the sense of gloomy.] "Tyler has also tendered us two near masterpieces, The Accidental Tourist and Saint Maybe (1991), the first tragicomic leaning toward tragic, the second a brown study of duty, redemption, and, to quote Emily Dickinson, `that pale sustenance, Despair!'" Katharine Whittemore, Ordinary People, The Atlantic Monthly (Boston), May 2001. This week's theme: words with color as metaphors. Date: Thu Oct 18 00:01:25 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daypurple passage X-Bonus: They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin, statesman, author, and inventor (1706-1790) purple passage (PUR-puhl PAS-ij) noun, also purple patch, purple prose 1. A brilliant passage in an otherwise dull and uninspiring work. 2. A piece of writing marked by ornate, florid style. [From Latin pannus purpureus (purple patch), a phrase used by poet Horace in his Ars Poetica (The Art of Poetry) to suggest a patch of royal fabric on an ordinary cloth.] "Page after page is filled with drunken quarrels with his wife; with lies, infidelities, religious doubts, homosexual yearnings and, above all, with his daily, desperate search for a bottle. Interspersed among these dreary horrors are purple passages about his love for his children, his dog and his fine house." A Gin at Mid-Morning John Cheever: The Journals by John Cheever, The Economist (London), Jan 11, 1992. This week's theme: words with color as metaphors. Date: Fri Oct 19 00:01:23 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daypink collar X-Bonus: The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. -William Shakespeare, poet and dramatist (1564-1616) pink collar (PINGK KOL-uhr) noun Pertaining to the type of jobs, such as telephone operator or secretary, traditionally held by women. [From the color pink, traditionally associated with women, on the model of phrases white collar or blue collar.] "Ever on the alert for social shifts among the power elite, the New York Times pointed out the other day that this is the year in which women entering law school may, for the first time, outnumber men. The Times drafted a number of learned observers to speculate on the meaning of it all: Perhaps the atmosphere of law schools will become more `teamlike'; ... But the most interesting comment in the article came from one Deborah Rhode, a Stanford law school professor who worries that the law may become a `pink collar ghetto,' like other professions that have traditionally welcomed women." Marjorie Williams, Woman's Place Is At the Bar, The Washington Post, Apr 4, 2001. This week's theme: words with color as metaphors. Date: Mon Oct 22 03:01:29 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daycrabwise X-Bonus: If mankind minus one were of one opinion, then mankind is no more justified in silencing the one than the one - if he had the power - would be justified in silencing mankind. -John Stuart Mill, philosopher and economist (1806-1873) crabwise (KRAB-wyz) adjective 1. Sideways. 2. In a cautious or roundabout manner. [From the sideways movement of crabs.] "John Smith is still moving crabwise towards modernity." John Major's Last Year?, The Economist (London), May 15, 1993. It's a blessing to have a child at home. As parent of a four-year old, I strive to answer my daughter Ananya's incessant questions about moon and earthworms and clouds and trees and bears as truthfully as I can. Our investigations into these seemingly mundane matters often reveal insights that are learning experiences for both of us. But there are times when my thoughts are elsewhere and I simply answer the question "Why?" with "Because that's how God made 'em." I didn't know the joke was on me until the evening I found the corner of our living room wall scribbled with bright shades of crayons. When questioned why we had that mural on the wall, she simply replied, "Because that's how God made it." Well, if we were to ask why a crab moves crabwise or sideways, that'd be a pretty good answer: because that's how God (or nature, depending on how your beliefs run) made it. Because that's how their legs bend. That's how their muscles flex. That's how they've adapted. That's how they survive as a species. And that's how we got a synonym for the word `sideways' in our dictionary. If we were to look up the term `humanwise' in a crab's dictionary, chances are it would mean `sideways'. This week's AWAD features more words derived from animals (the only animal-based products we use around here). -Anu Date: Tue Oct 23 00:01:23 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daytestudinate X-Bonus: A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works. -Bill Vaughan, journalist (1915-1977) testudinate (te-STOOD-in-ayt) adjective, also testudinal or testudinarian 1. Slow-moving, like a turtle. 2. Curved like the carapace (shell) of a turtle; vaulted. noun A turtle. [From Late Latin testudinatus, from Latin testudo (tortoise).] "President Bill Clinton, that testudinate jogger who would be Our Leader, was soundly thrashed in the off-year elections ..." Robert Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., The Continuing Crisis, American Spectator, Jan 1994. This week's theme: animal words. Date: Wed Oct 24 00:01:38 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daygadfly X-Bonus: Clay is moulded to make a vessel, but the utility of the vessel lies in the space where there is nothing. Thus, taking advantage of what is, we recognize the utility of what is not. -Lao Tzu, philosopher (circa 600 BCE) gadfly (GAD-fly) noun 1. One who persistently annoys. 2. Any of the various types of flies that bite livestock. [From gad (a goad for cattle), from Middle English, from Old Norse gaddr.] "Despite his stern image, (Jean) Drapeau loved gossip and bawdy, sometimes silly jokes. Because of that he became close friends with a vocal critic, opposition councillor and gadfly Nick Auf der Maur." Anthony Wilson-Smith, The Monumental Mayor, Maclean's (Toronto), Aug 23, 1999. This week's theme: animal words. Date: Thu Oct 25 00:01:28 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daykangaroo court X-Bonus: To resist the frigidity of old age one must combine the body, the mind and the heart - and to keep them in parallel vigor one must exercise, study and love. -Karl Viktor von Bonstetten, author (1745-1832) kangaroo court (kang-guh-ROO kort) noun A mock court set up with disregard to proper procedure to deliver a judgment arrived at in advance. [Origin unknown.] "`This is a kangaroo court,' the Australian coach, Don Talbot, told Vlaskov in a heated argument on the pool deck. `Do you know what that is? It's a farce.'" Thorpe Wins; U.S. Relay Is Disqualified, The New York Times, Jul 26, 2001. This week's theme: animal words. Date: Fri Oct 26 00:01:19 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daywaspish X-Bonus: Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved. -Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910) waspish (WOS-pish) adjective 1. Like a wasp, in behavior (stinging) or in form (slender build). 2. Easily annoyed; irascible; petulant. [From wasp, from Middle English waspe, from Old English waesp, from waeps.] "His occasionally waspish sense of humour always derided pomposity and self-regard." Sue Harper, Obituary: Robert Gray: He Unravelled the Links Between Class and Language, The Guardian (London), Apr 26, 2001. This week's theme: animal words. Date: Mon Oct 29 00:10:31 EST 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Daydebridement X-Bonus: Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe. -Robert Service, writer (1874-1958) debridement (di-BREED-ment, day-) noun Surgical removal of dead, infected tissue or foreign matter from a wound. [From French debridement, from debrider (to unbridle), from Middle French desbrider (de- + brider).] "Voluminous clinical studies also indicate that hypnosis can reduce the acute pain experienced by patients undergoing burn-wound debridement, children enduring bone marrow aspirations and women in labor." Michael R Nash, The Truth And the Hype of Hypnosis, Scientific American (New York), Jul 2001. Here is a pop-quiz: how many light-years does it take for an astronomer to change a light bulb? Answer, of course, is none. She knows a light-year is a unit of distance, not time. The red-herring word `year' in this term tries to mislead us. This week brings together words whose meaning is not the first thing that comes to mind. -Anu Date: Tue Oct 30 00:01:22 EST 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Dayescheat X-Bonus: Bed is the poor man's opera. -Italian proverb escheat (es-CHEET) noun 1. The reversion of property to the state or crown in case of no legal heirs. 2. Property that has reverted to the state or crown. verb tr. and intr. To revert or cause to revert property. [From Middle English eschete, from Old French eschete, from Vulgar Latin excadere, from Latin ex- + cadere (to fall).] "New York escheats most dormant assets after five years, which is about average. Some states, such as Iowa, take most assets after three years; others, such as Pennsylvania, wait seven." Drew Fetherston, It's a Treat to Beat Escheat, Newsday (New York), Jul 25, 1994. This week's theme: red-herring words. Date: Wed Oct 31 00:01:18 EST 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Dayantiphony X-Bonus: I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. -Brendan Francis Behan, playwright (1923-1964) antiphony (an-TIF-uh-nee) noun Responsive alternation between two groups, especially between singers. [From antiphon (a song sung in alternate parts), from Middle English, from Greek antiphona.] "The two sets of noise - unrestrained euphoria on the one side, dignified resignation on the other - created an antiphony that was almost as electrifying as anything that had happened in the match." Richard Williams, UEFA Cup: The Triumph of Houllier's True Reds, The Guardian (London), May 18, 2001. This week's theme: red-herring words.
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