Pronounced: rek-tuh-LIH-nee-uhr, adj
Notes: This word makes me think of rectangles
Yesterday’s word
The word perlage is “the assemblage of bubbles, in a glass of champagne (for example)”
First usage
Our word came into English in the 1980s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the French word perle (pearl), with the suffix -age (state of condition). The tiny, fine bubbles in a glass of sparkling wine rise in a steady stream and resemble a string of pearls.
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