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by kball1
Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:29 am
Forum: The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
Topic: Donaldson's Obscure Words - Official Thread
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all at Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary unless noted skirling 108 -- 'sk&r(-&)l, 'skir(-&)l intransitive senses, of a bagpipe : to emit the high shrill tone of the chanter; also : to give forth music transitive senses : to play (music) on the bagpipe cotillion 109 -- kO-'til-y&n, k&...
by kball1
Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:56 pm
Forum: The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
Topic: Donaldson's Obscure Words - Official Thread
Replies: 208
Views: 172199

pellucid

pellucid Pronunciation: p&-'lü-s&d Function: adjective 1 : admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion 2 : reflecting light evenly from all surfaces 3 : easy to understand -- the one tree, pg 105 Daphin's mien remained pellucid; but Chant's smile hinted at fierceness. ...
by kball1
Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:17 pm
Forum: The First and Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
Topic: Donaldson's Obscure Words - Official Thread
Replies: 208
Views: 172199

another cymar definition and usage in book

Cy*mar"\ (s[imac]*m[aum]r"), n. [F. simarre. See Chimere.] A slight covering; a scarf. See Simar. Her body shaded with a light cymar. --Dryden. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. ----- a cymar draped her limbs like the finest sendaline. -- the one tre...

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