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    Pippa666

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    concupiscence noun (formal) lust; sexual desire. [/b]concupiscent adjective

    Just thought that word was a bit funny :) See Mal, u've got me looking through the dictionary now !!!!!
    Pippa666, Jul 17, 2003
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    Maljonic

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    I used that word once in a review I wrote for the Chaos Circus in a magazine; the editor thought I was being a smart arse. She thought it had something to do with porcupines LOL :)
    Maljonic, Jul 17, 2003
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    Pippa666

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    Malory (mal-er-i) Sir Thomas (died 1471),
    English writer, whose major work is a translation of legends of King Arthur.




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    Pippa666, Jul 21, 2003
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    Maljonic

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    Hee hee :) Most famous for his works entitled Le Morte Darthur.
    Maljonic, Jul 21, 2003
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    Maljonic

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    Layette

    n.
    A set of clothing and bedding for a newborn child.


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    [French, from Old French, chest of drawers, diminutive of laie, box, from Middle Dutch laeye.]

    Layette

    \Lay*ette"\, n. [F.] (Med.) The outfit of clothing, blankets, etc., prepared for a newborn infant, and placed ready for use.
    Maljonic, Jul 23, 2003
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    D'baser

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    Muscle

    mus·cle ( P ) Pronunciation Key (msl)
    n.
    A tissue composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement.
    A contractile organ consisting of a special bundle of muscle tissue, which moves a particular bone, part, or substance of the body: the heart muscle; the muscles of the arm.
    Muscular strength: enough muscle to be a high jumper.
    Informal. Power or authority: put some muscle into law enforcement.

    v. Informal mus·cled, mus·cling, mus·cles
    v. intr.
    To make one's way by or as if by force: muscled into the conversation.

    v. tr.
    To move or force with strength: muscled legislation through Congress.


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    [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin msculus, diminutive of ms, mouse. See ms- in Indo-European Roots.]
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    muscly adj.

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    Maljonic

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    LOL :) But you asked if there were any musly girls; thought you might have meant Muslim girls, or some local dialect thing :)
    Maljonic, Jul 23, 2003
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    D'baser

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    lol, that would have been the most odd line of questions though Mal, wouldn't it?

    Still... do you meet any Muslim women at the gym?
    D'baser, Jul 24, 2003
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    Maljonic

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    It's hard to tell just by looking at them; and it's not the sort of question I ask people, 'Are you a Muslim, Christian; Druid perhaps?' I was talking to a woman who said she'd been to church on Monday, she told me the guy was so condesending that she's not going back again. :)
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    Maljonic

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    mouton enragé


    literally, 'mad sheep.' A term for an angry person who is usually calm.

    Dolly might like this one... 8)
    Maljonic, Jul 30, 2003
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    Maljonic

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    retroition


    a rare word that means 'the action of returning; re-entrance.' Finally, a word for that embarrassing return to a party, after all goodbyes have been said, to retrieve an essential item left behind (usually one's keys, making the retroition completely unavoidable).
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    Maljonic

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    tripudiant


    dancing; used figuratively to mean 'triumphant, exultant.' The tripudium was a ritual dance of ancient Rome, done by armed priests. The dance involved three steps (tripudium means 'three feet') and included banging on shields with rods or spears.
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    flexanimous


    an adjective meaning 'having the power to influence, moving, affecting.' It comes from Latin words meaning 'bend' and 'mind.' 8)
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    Maljonic

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    psilosopher


    a person with a petty or shallow philosophy. From the Greek root psilo-, meaning 'bare, mere.'
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    longinquity


    a rare word meaning 'long distance, remoteness.' From a Latin word meaning 'long, distant.'
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    YUR Yugoslavia Reformed Dinar (national currency since 1992; replaced by October Dinar 1993)
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    DISPONO

    This is a latin word meaning to arrange, put in order and can also be used in the drawing up of troops. :D
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    Maljonic

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    assart

    \As*sart"\ ([a^]s*s[aum]rt"), n. [OF. essart the grubbing up of trees, fr. essarter to grub up or clear ground of bushes, shrubs, trees, etc., fr. LL. exartum, exartare, for exsaritare; L. ex + sarire, sarrire, saritum, to hoe, weed.] 1. (Old Law) The act or offense of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest. --Spelman. --Cowell.

    2. A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted for cultivation; a clearing. --Ash.
    Maljonic, Aug 26, 2003
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    Im back' in the house' Love and peace too all!! :wave:
    Nicko, Sep 12, 2003
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    Maljonic

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    Welcome back, what a strange place to put this ;)
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