verboten
adj
1/31/25
forbidden, especially by authority
amanuensis
noun
1/30/25
one employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript
ululate
verb
1/15/25
to produce a loud, usually protracted, high-pitched, rhythmical sound as an expression of sorrow, joy, celebration, or reverence
ricasso
noun
9/17/24
an unsharpened length of blade just above the guard/handle on a dagger or sword
tetchy
adj
9/17/24
bad-tempered and irritable
quillon
noun
9/17/24
an arm on a cross guard of a sword
codicil
noun
9/15/24
an addition to a will that modifies, explains or revokes
faulds
noun
9/10/24
pieces of plate armor worn to protect the waist
genuflect
verb
9/5/24
to lower one's body briefly by bending one knee; usually during worship
rictus
noun
9/5/24
a fixed grimace or grin