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caravansary
Pronounced: ker-uh-VAN(T)-suh-ree, noun Notes: A new word to me Yesterday’s word The word hackle, as a verb, means “to comb flax, hemp, or other fibers with a hackle”. As a noun, it means: First usage Our word came into English around 900 Background / Comments I knew the first two noun definitions, but the third…
hackle
Pronounced: HACK-uhl, noun/verb Notes: I didn’t know one of the noun meanings, nor did I know the verb meaning Yesterday’s word The word saccade means “a small rapid jerky movement of the eye especially as it jumps from fixation on one point to another (as in reading)” First usage Well, our word with the above…
saccade
Pronounced: sa-KAHD, noun Notes: Totally known word to me Yesterday’s word The word bivouac, as a noun, means “a temporary encampment in the open air, usually without tents or cover”. As a verb, it means “to take shelter temporarily for the night”. First usage The noun came into English in the early 1700s; the verb…
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