![]() ![]() Rhetorical device of pretending to refuse. Music, very short note played before a longer note short appoggiatura. Honourable mention of one who comes nearest to a prize. State of being impossible to understand Philosophy, sceptic doctrine that knowledge cannot be certain. Infestation with mites or ticks the itch. To leave hurriedly, suddenly, or secretly Hormone which triggers the fall of autumn leaves in certain trees Having or pertaining to a distended stomach Pertaining to foolish or excessive laughter ![]() 'from table and bed' applied to judicial separation of husband and wife.įrom the beginning from the very start or outsetįrom an angry man: hence, not to be taken tooseriouslyįrom the egg: from the very beginning, hence completely and in great detail throughly or voluminously 'under the beautiful star' in the open air at night. 'with lost body' impetuously in desperation. ![]() Particular attention has been paid to archaic words, as they tend to be more evocative – as if their very age lends additional meaning or overtones.” Word ![]() There exist so many adopted, derivative, archaic or abandoned words in what we loosely define as the English Language, that a clear-cut definition seems impossible.įor the purposes of this project though, words are included that may stretch any basic definitions. Though the definition of an English word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. “Welcome to Luciferous Logolepsy, a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words. I’ve reproduced what I can of the site’s old content here and hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Sadly, the domain seems to have expired and is now squatted by a California Hotels page. It was both a pleasure to explore and inspiration to reference. Years ago there was a site packed with all sorts of wonderful archaic words. ![]()
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