Chadband

Pronounced: CHAD-band, noun

Notes: You may know this word if you are well read; it was new to me

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Yesterday’s word

The word toothsome means

• agreeable; attractive
• attractive to the opposite sex
• of palatable flavor and pleasing texture; delicious

First usage

Our word came into English in the mid-1500s

Background / Comments

If you think (as I did) that our word can mean “toothy”, you (and I) are right; it is starting to be used in this way, but per my reference material, that sense is not sufficiently well-established to qualify for a dictionary entry. One of the meanings of tooth is “a fondness or taste for something specified”, and the suffix -some (characterized by). The original meaning was one of general attractiveness, but it wasn’t long until the meaning of “delicious” came about. I how have a synonym for “delicious”.