tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post9053143658573552552..comments2024-02-11T05:49:56.398+11:00Comments on A Strong Belief in Wicker: Wondrous Words Wednesday 11/1/12Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13187730620736345378noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-79293708889569819832012-01-12T23:20:45.776+11:002012-01-12T23:20:45.776+11:00I think that 'gimcrack' will join my regul...I think that 'gimcrack' will join my regular vocab from now on!Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-72896671001202153492012-01-12T14:18:20.230+11:002012-01-12T14:18:20.230+11:00I loved Pollyanna as a kid but don't remember ...I loved Pollyanna as a kid but don't remember all these words. I knew Pharisees from church, probably guessed at the rest and hurried on for the story.<br /><a href="http://www.joyweesemoll.com/" rel="nofollow">Joy's Book Blog</a>Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414405931825593371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-4391388465201493432012-01-12T11:14:49.011+11:002012-01-12T11:14:49.011+11:00I couldn't remember WHICH horrors from Greek m...I couldn't remember WHICH horrors from Greek mythology these were until you reminded me. I know Basque as the people group, not the fashion accessory, and gimcrack just sounds like something you shouldn't say in polite society! My inner adolescent perked her ears up at that one!<br />JNCL<br /><a href="http://eclecticismjncl.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Beauty of Eclecticism</a>Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370649604625989367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-1232065873231184072012-01-12T04:48:48.682+11:002012-01-12T04:48:48.682+11:00Isn't it amazing how a simple book like Pollya...Isn't it amazing how a simple book like Pollyanna can bring so much pleasure and loads of new words? I enjoyed this reminder of the book. It's been awhile since I read it but I only knew some of those words. I must have skipped over them in my last reading. <br /><br />On another subject - I'm so glad you joined the Foodies Read 2 Challenge. It should be another fun year discovering good food books.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-60808410891783383212012-01-12T04:20:35.703+11:002012-01-12T04:20:35.703+11:00Hi Louise,
I know 'basque' and 'Phari...Hi Louise,<br /><br />I know 'basque' and 'Pharisee' and 'geegaw'(although not in relation to 'gimcrack', which I think is a fantastic word).<br /><br />I most certainly would never have guessed the references to the classical Greek words and I also had no idea about 'jigger'<br /><br />Some real teaser words this week, thanks for sharing.<br /><br />YvonneYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-46626273352322977722012-01-12T03:11:30.437+11:002012-01-12T03:11:30.437+11:00very nice list of words today.. I thought I knew b...very nice list of words today.. I thought I knew basque but was mistaken! I know gewgaw though and Pharisees (just recently while reading another book - To be Perfectly Honest) <br />my favorite word here today - tough choice - like them all..Lady In Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13791002474933656220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-50898794939948376382012-01-12T03:06:23.907+11:002012-01-12T03:06:23.907+11:00Thanks! for sharing these interesting words.
http...Thanks! for sharing these interesting words.<br /><br />http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/01/wondrous-words-wednesday_11.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-83124526064394703732012-01-12T02:10:28.492+11:002012-01-12T02:10:28.492+11:00I think you did find the right fit for "jigge...I think you did find the right fit for "jigger" but it wasn't immediately apparent.<br /><br />A "jigger worker" was a woman, apparently usually a lace-worker, who carried upon her person a jigger of illicit alcohol, probably from a still. So jigger lace probably is alluding to the fact that the lace is factory made rather than handmade. <br /><br />For context, I found this and I hope it helps:<br /><br />http://books.google.com/books?id=9CIpAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA387&lpg=PA387&dq=lace+jiggers&source=bl&ots=kDnYZMJfmH&sig=tyYCp_ZnusiaUT4iw50C6rRLiCY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=AqUNT8foAcWEtgfAueCbBQ&ved=0CE4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=jigger&f=falseSatiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227625739706115993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-72496706402314704892012-01-12T01:59:07.196+11:002012-01-12T01:59:07.196+11:00Beautiful and interesting words Louise, Thanks !
I...Beautiful and interesting words Louise, Thanks !<br />In France we say "tomber de charybde en Scylla ",something like : "to fall from Charybdis to Scylla".Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376296187855872946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-85463847100066844042012-01-12T01:47:29.719+11:002012-01-12T01:47:29.719+11:00I always thought a jigger was what you used to mea...I always thought a jigger was what you used to measure alcohol. Gimcrack is a great word!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261834677579395686.post-81586553757911131272012-01-12T01:21:05.226+11:002012-01-12T01:21:05.226+11:00Nice words!
As for Classic references, maybe at th...Nice words!<br />As for Classic references, maybe at the time this was written they were more commonly known? When I was a child, Scylla and Charybdis would be a self-evident reference for me and most of my peers -- but then again, I am Italian, so that may change some things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com