Pyrotechnicks
“The act of employing fire to use or pleasure; the act of fireworks.”
Tag: Samuel Johnson
Regency Word Wednesday
Lief
“Dear; beloved.”
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Gelidness
“Extreme cold.”
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Literati
“The learned.”
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Crocitation
“The croaking of frogs or ravens.”
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Giber
“[from gibe.] A sneerer; one who turns others to ridicule by contemptuous hints; a scoffer; a taunter.”
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Catachrestical
“Contrary to proper use; forced; far fetched.”
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Adread
“In a state of fear; frighted; terrified: now obsolete.”
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Farrow
“A little pig.”
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Awkwardness
“Inelegance; want of gentility; oddness; unsuitableness.”
And Then She Kissed Him 