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Friday 14 January 2011

Such self-indulgence !

The other day, I saw this offering from"Word of the Day" and wrote myself a mental note to work a post around it.  Writing mental notes isn't always that successful but I think the word carries its own destiny.


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Word of the Day
January 11
glabrousAudio Pronunciation\GLAY-brus\
DEFINITION
adjective
:
smooth; especially : having a surface without hairs or projections
EXAMPLES
Unlike the fuzzy peach, the nectarine has a glabrous skin.
"Wounds that involve the glabrous surface of the hand ideally are replaced with skin that possesses the same characteristics as the adjacent skin."
I imagine you can see the possibilities.  Here's a list of glabrous things that have come my way lately:
  • not my chin
  • my glabrous grandchildren, although I can't be too sure about Phoebe, now that she's a teenager
  • not my legs
  • a wonderful apple I'd never tasted before but can't remember the name of
  • not the screen on my laptop
  • every e-book on my eReader
  • not any part of Dave (except that lovely smooth bit that looks like a tonsure)
  • the granite counter-top on which I just spilled my hot chocolate
  • not my cat, of fond memory, which is easy because her non-gabrous hair still lingers in corners
  • the woman who sold us this condo

5 comments:

  1. I'm so gladbrous to read this glabrousious post.

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  2. WOW you can make the most out of one word or definition! and impart quite a bit of personal knowledge too.

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  3. Glabrous! What a word! I plan to use it at least three times today. Will let you know the results...

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  4. Hey, hey! I thought we had an understanding about not revealing our under . . you know!

    Still your other half

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