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plinth |plinθ|
noun
a heavy base supporting a statue or vase.
• Architecture the lower square slab at the base of a column.
ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin plinthus, from Greek plinthos ‘tile, brick, squared stone.’ The Latin form was in early use in English.
quixotic |kwikˈsätik|
adjective
exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical : a vast and perhaps quixotic project.
DERIVATIVES
quixotically |-ik(ə)lē| |kwɪkˈsɑdək(ə)li| adverb
quixotism |ˈkwiksəˌtizəm| |ˈkwɪksəˈtɪzəm| |ˈkwɪksətɪz(ə)m| noun
quixotry |ˈkwiksətrē| |ˈkwɪksətri| |ˈkwɪksətri| noun
ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Don Quixote + -ic .
Luddite |ˈlədˌīt|
noun
a member of any of the bands of English workers who destroyed machinery, esp. in cotton and woolen mills, that they believed was threatening their jobs (1811–16).
• a person opposed to increased industrialization or new technology : a small-minded Luddite resisting progress.
DERIVATIVES
Luddism |-ˌizəm| |ˈləˈdɪzəm| |ˈlʌdɪz(ə)m| noun
Ludditism |-ˌītˌizəm| |ˈlədəˈtɪzəm| |ˈlʌdɪtɪz(ə)m| noun
ORIGIN perhaps named after Ned Lud, a participant in the destruction of machinery, + -ite 1 .
plinth |plinθ|
noun
a heavy base supporting a statue or vase.
• Architecture the lower square slab at the base of a column.
ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin plinthus, from Greek plinthos ‘tile, brick, squared stone.’ The Latin form was in early use in English.
quixotic |kwikˈsätik|
adjective
exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical : a vast and perhaps quixotic project.
DERIVATIVES
quixotically |-ik(ə)lē| |kwɪkˈsɑdək(ə)li| adverb
quixotism |ˈkwiksəˌtizəm| |ˈkwɪksəˈtɪzəm| |ˈkwɪksətɪz(ə)m| noun
quixotry |ˈkwiksətrē| |ˈkwɪksətri| |ˈkwɪksətri| noun
ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Don Quixote + -ic .
Luddite |ˈlədˌīt|
noun
a member of any of the bands of English workers who destroyed machinery, esp. in cotton and woolen mills, that they believed was threatening their jobs (1811–16).
• a person opposed to increased industrialization or new technology : a small-minded Luddite resisting progress.
DERIVATIVES
Luddism |-ˌizəm| |ˈləˈdɪzəm| |ˈlʌdɪz(ə)m| noun
Ludditism |-ˌītˌizəm| |ˈlədəˈtɪzəm| |ˈlʌdɪtɪz(ə)m| noun
ORIGIN perhaps named after Ned Lud, a participant in the destruction of machinery, + -ite 1 .
1 comment:
I think he had particular style when he created the following animals:
Jellyfish
Seahorse
Caterpillers
Wombats and who could forget
Sloths...
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