Pronounced: EAR-wig, noun/verb
Notes: I had a faint idea of the meaning of the noun form, but no clue concerning the verb form
Yesterday’s word
The word xyst means “a garden walkway planted and bordered with trees”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
Our word comes from the Latin word xystus (garden terrace; shaded walk), which came from the Greek word xystós (a covered colonnade)
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