destrier
noun
4/20/25
a medieval knight's warhorse.
roan
adj
4/20/25
having the base color muted and lightened by a mixture of white hairs; relating to animals.
catamite
noun
4/14/25
a boy kept for homosexual practices.
chary
adj
4/13/25
cautiously reluctant to do something.
tress
noun
4/12/25
a long lock of a woman's hair.
chiastic
adj
3/30/25
having a structure in which words are repeated in reverse order
fianchetto
noun
3/28/25
a chess move where a bishop is developed onto the second rank of the adjacent knight's file
straw purchase
noun
3/27/25
a criminal act where something is bought by a person on behalf of someone who can not legally do so
mullock
verb
3/26/25
to make something dirty or messy.
thigmotropism
noun
2/24/25
the turning of a plant or organism in response to touch.