#WOTD is cage. Is this dictionary app spying on me. Lol
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for Mar 29 is "cadge": www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
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Medieval manuscript illustration of Christ astride a donkey, followed by a group of people with golden palm branches; two youths at a city gate spread mantles under the donkey’s feet and above them other people lean out from the city walls or are up a tree throwing flowers.
palm-trēow, m.n: a palm-tree. (PALM-TRAY-oh / ˈpalm-ˌtreːɔw)
Image: Benedictional of St Æthelwold; England (Winchester), mid to late 10th century; @britishlibrary.bsky.social Add MS 49598, f. 45v.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
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#WOTD: mulct
noun
ˈməlkt
: fine entry 3, penalty
mulct
verb
mulcted; mulcting; mulcts
transitive verb
1: to punish by a fine
2a: to defraud especially of money : swindle
b: to obtain by fraud, duress, or theft
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An ancient Roman statue depicting a person wearing a tunic secured with two girdles. Sculptor unknown, photographed by A. M. Felicisimo, from the collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid, Spain (CC-BY 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:34432_Ascanio_(50003827153).jpg).
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 29 March 2026: “succinct”—“(archaic) encircled by, or as if by, a girdle; drawn up or wrapped tightly; (figurative) [...] of an action, etc.: lasting a short time; brief, curt; of speech or writing: brief and to the point; concise” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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“Portrait of a Woman Reading in Bed” (19th or 20th century). By Nicoline Tuxen (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nicoline_Tuxen_-_Portrait_of_a_woman_reading_in_bed.jpg).
A 1932 black-and-white photograph of the American writer Christopher Morley. Photographer unknown, from the collection of the Library of Congress, U.S.A. (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christopher_Darlington_Morley_cph.3b14371.jpg).
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 28 March 2026: “librocubicularist”—“(humorous, rare) a person who reads in bed”. The American writer #ChristopherMorley, who coined the word, died on this day in 1957. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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Interesting #WOTD for #NoKINGS DAY...
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for Mar 28 is "fiscal": www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
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bāsnian, wk.v: to expect, await. (BAHZ-ni-ahn / ˈbaːz-nɪ-an)
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Qualia: The individual instances of subjective, conscious experience. Like the specific redness of a sunset or the precise burn of nerve pain. My Qualia involves a lot of existential dread and unflavored electrolyte water. Your mileage may vary, but the engine is the same
#WOTD #Entropy #Metaphysics
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It's FINALLY FRIDAY!! My #wotd & weekend companion is my Casio MRW 200h. It's been a while since I'd spent the weekend with this one and I'd been looking at it for a few days now. It actually beat my F-91W... imagine that! #watches #analogwatches #tacticalwatches #Casio #horology #horologist
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#WOTD is DROSS.
Like: In our current POTUS is quite DROSS.
*I feel like screaming. Sorry. Not sorry.
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#WOTD is DROSS.
Like: our current POTUS is quite DROSS.
*I feel like screaming. Sorry. Not sorry.
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for Mar 27 is "dross": www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
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#WOTD is DROSS.
Like: our current POTUS is quite DROSS.
*I feel like screaming. Sorry. Not sorry.
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for Mar 27 is "dross": www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
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hādung-dæg, m.n: the anniversary of a person’s ordination. (HA-dung-DAIE / ˈhaː-dʌŋ-ˌdæj)
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![“A Woman as the Magdalen [Mary Magdalene] Writing at a Table in an Interior” (16th century). By the workshop of the Master of the Female Half-lengths (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_woman_as_the_Magdalen_writing_at_a_table_in_an_interior.jpg).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3gw7dkxwbursjqm3gaxsmcvk/bafkreibycg5j4q5ikb5xdszfjworngzzxqwuhylxzml4tuxw3gyqrblvku)
“A Woman as the Magdalen [Mary Magdalene] Writing at a Table in an Interior” (16th century). By the workshop of the Master of the Female Half-lengths (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_woman_as_the_Magdalen_writing_at_a_table_in_an_interior.jpg).
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 27 March 2026: “sedate”—“of a person or animal, or their behaviour: calm and composed (often in a dignified manner), and avoiding or unaffected by activity or excitement; (by extension) of an object, [...]: not overly ornate or showy; [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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Gregarious- incredible friendly or sociable
The gregarious Mr. Rogers asked viewers, "won't you be my neighbor?" which served to exemplify his beliefs about community and kindness.
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The #wotd is my Lenqin A8 LN0550 with the NATO strap and button compass. Fieldwatches are the coolest. That old school utilitarian design is timeless. #watches #Chinesewatches #analogwatches #fieldwatches #tacticalwatches #natostrap #horology #horologist
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A Zany #WOTD ...
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for Mar 26 is "zany": www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
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Medieval manuscript image of five people sleeping on the side of a hill with trees, grass and flowers.
rest, f.n: rest, repose, sleep; bed, couch; a place of rest. (REST / ˈrɛst)
Image: Sherborne Missal; England, early 15th century; @britishlibrary.bsky.social Add MS 74236, p. 66.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
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#WITC #HistFic #WriteSky #WIPSnips #WOTD = "gentle"
Like the gentle susurration of the sea against the sand, her touch soothed him, cooling the fire of his passion, warming the last icy tendrils that had caught around his heart.
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A son, mother, and grandmother from Brazil smiling and pressing their cheeks against each other. By Carl Purcell (CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:All_in_the_family.jpg).
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 26 March 2026: “cheek by jowl”—“(adverb) in very close physical proximity; crowded together; side by side; (figurative) in very close or intimate association; (adjective) in very close physical proximity; crowded together; tightly packed” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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It's Wednesday and my #wotd is the G Shock DW6900. I'm kinda breaking one of my rules wearing this one over switching it up with another piece, but I'm really just feeling this one lately. #watches #digitalwatches #tacticalwatches #Casio #GShock #DW6900 #horology #horologist
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Here is a fin world to play with for #WOTD
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for Mar 25 is "undulate": www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
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burh-āgende, adj: holding a citadel or city; (if read as a noun) ruler of a citadel or city. (BUR’H-AH-yen-duh / ˈbʌrx-ˌaː-jɛn-də)
#OldEnglish #WOTD
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Plato (painted to look like Leonardo da Vinci) and Aristotle, a detail from “The School of Athens” (1509), a fresco in the Stanza della Segnatura, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City. Both of the philosophers developed teleological arguments addressing the universe’s apparent order (logos). By Raphael (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sanzio_01_Plato_Aristotle.jpg).
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 25 March 2026: “teleology”—“(uncountable, philosophy) the study of the design or final purpose of natural occurrences, that is, of such occurrences being the result of intention instead of prior causes; [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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#WOTD is Cadence.
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for Mar 24 is "cadence": www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-...
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The #wotd is my Jin Xin Vintage Cuff Watch. Over time, this one has grown on me. The cuff looks rugged and feels great, almost like a hug on the wrist. #watches #Chinesewatches #analog #retro #horology #horologist
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buoptalmon, n.n: ox-eye, chamomile. (BUH-op-tal-mon / ˈbʌ-ɔp-tal-mɔn)
#OldEnglish #WOTD
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A schoolboy in a library in the European Collegium Private School, Kyiv, Ukraine. By IrinaOparina (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D0%84%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D1%96%D1%83%D0%BC_-_%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D1%96%D0%B7_%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%8E_%D0%B2_%D0%B1%D1%96%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%86%D1%96_-_185A8385.jpg).
#Wiktionary #WOTD for 24 March 2026: “truthseeker”—“one who goes in quest of the truth” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...
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