In the last two days, I’ve come across three new words which I can barely wait to work in to conversation:
Fleam: “a tooth of a saw shaped like an isosceles triangle”.
[I eagerly anticipate my visits to Toolmonger, unlike many sites I visit with a sense of dutiful dread, like daily visits to the dentist's office. I speak here of sites I agree with; the ones I surveil for the purposes of knowing the enemy are another matter entirely.]
Frottage: “2. the act of obtaining sexual stimulation by rubbing against a person or object”
[Sorry, I can't remember where I saw this. If I find it again, I'll add the link.]
Mansuetude: “the quality or state of being gentle“.
[The source article, "The Myth of Moderate Islam", is a must-read, and is in my "Blog Fodder" bookmark list.]
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