Pronounced: cone-sill-YEH-reh, noun
Notes: The word looks Italian to me, but I didn’t know the definition
Yesterday’s word
The word Bardolphian means “have a red complexion, especially a red nose”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1700s
Background / Comments
I was way off on my guess at the meaning of our word; I saw the “Bard” part and thought of Shakespeare — perhaps a devoted fan of the Bard? The only thing I had right is the Shakespeare reference — Bardoph was a character in the plays Henry IV, Henry V, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. He was noted for his red nose, and thus our word.
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