An example? Sure:
Blink of ice, is the dazzling whiteness about the horizon, occasioned by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea.Or this one:
Hope, n.
A sloping plain between ridges of mountains. [Not in use.]
Language Liberalism Freethought Birds Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds. Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time. The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church. If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Webster's Daily: Found Poetry
I found (well, had it pointed out to me) a new blog. It's called Webster's Daily, and its owner describes it as "Found poetry from the first edition of Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)." He promises us a "new definition every day."
An example? Sure:
An example? Sure:
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