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Another reason that I love Laurie King. I learn things!
Quotes of the Day by way of Words of the Day, the yield of the first 180 pages of The Language of Bees:
freshet, mezuzah, neophyte, quiescent, apiarist, pietá, engender - definitions and quotes from the book
fresh⋅et (fresh-it)
n.
1. a freshwater stream flowing into the sea.
2. a sudden rise in the level of a stream, or a flood, caused by heavy rains or the rapid melting of snow and ice.
"Monsieur Cantelet talked the whole time, Holmes listening intently, ready to seize the scraps of information being tossed on the freshet of words." p. 33
me⋅zu⋅zah (muh-zooz-uh; Seph. Heb. muh-zoo-zah; Ashk. Heb. muh-zoo-zuh)
n. A parchment scroll inscribed on one side with the Biblical passages Deut. 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and on the other side with the word Shaddai (a name applied to God), inserted in a small case or tube so that Shaddai is visible through an aperture in front, and attached by some Jews to the doorpost of the home.
"[...]I came upon an object brought from California in a transfer of authority, as it were: the mezuzah my mother had put on our front door there, which a friend had removed at her death and kept safe for my return." p. 64
ne·o·phyte (nee-uh-fahyt)
n.
1. a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
2. Roman Catholic Church. a novice.
3. a person newly converted to a belief, as a heathen, heretic, or nonbeliever; proselyte.
4. Primitive Church. a person newly baptized.
"The sound this made struck the neophyte as a warning of high danger, as if the hive was about to erupt in fury and search for a human target for its wrath." p. 74
qui·es·cent (kwee-es-uhnt)
adj. Being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless
"I stood for a time and listened to the heavy old flint walls around me: silent; quiescent; welcoming." p. 74
a·pi·a·rist (ā'pē-ə-rĭst, -ěr'ĭst)
n. One who keeps bees, specifically one who cares for and raises bees for commercial or agricultural purposes. Also called beekeeper.
"Am I right in believing that you are not familiar with the apiarist's art?" p. 85
The Pietà (pl. same; Italian for pity) is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, most often found in sculpture.
"The figures were posed as if for a conventional portrait, facing the artist, the father standing behind the seated mother, the boy leaning into her lap in a pose that resembled a pietá. p. 103
en⋅gen⋅der (en-jen-der)
–verb (used with object)
1. to produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatred engenders violence.
2. to beget; procreate.
–verb (used without object)
3. to be produced or caused; come into existence: Conditions for a war were engendering in Europe.
"As with many archaeological artefacts in Britain, the age, purpose, and design of the Giant, or Long Man, engender vigorous debate." p. 171
all definitons from Dictionary.com, except pietá, from Wikipedia
all quotes from The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King
Quotes of the Day by way of Words of the Day, the yield of the first 180 pages of The Language of Bees:
freshet, mezuzah, neophyte, quiescent, apiarist, pietá, engender - definitions and quotes from the book
fresh⋅et (fresh-it)
n.
1. a freshwater stream flowing into the sea.
2. a sudden rise in the level of a stream, or a flood, caused by heavy rains or the rapid melting of snow and ice.
"Monsieur Cantelet talked the whole time, Holmes listening intently, ready to seize the scraps of information being tossed on the freshet of words." p. 33
me⋅zu⋅zah (muh-zooz-uh; Seph. Heb. muh-zoo-zah; Ashk. Heb. muh-zoo-zuh)
n. A parchment scroll inscribed on one side with the Biblical passages Deut. 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and on the other side with the word Shaddai (a name applied to God), inserted in a small case or tube so that Shaddai is visible through an aperture in front, and attached by some Jews to the doorpost of the home.
"[...]I came upon an object brought from California in a transfer of authority, as it were: the mezuzah my mother had put on our front door there, which a friend had removed at her death and kept safe for my return." p. 64
ne·o·phyte (nee-uh-fahyt)
n.
1. a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess.
2. Roman Catholic Church. a novice.
3. a person newly converted to a belief, as a heathen, heretic, or nonbeliever; proselyte.
4. Primitive Church. a person newly baptized.
"The sound this made struck the neophyte as a warning of high danger, as if the hive was about to erupt in fury and search for a human target for its wrath." p. 74
qui·es·cent (kwee-es-uhnt)
adj. Being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless
"I stood for a time and listened to the heavy old flint walls around me: silent; quiescent; welcoming." p. 74
a·pi·a·rist (ā'pē-ə-rĭst, -ěr'ĭst)
n. One who keeps bees, specifically one who cares for and raises bees for commercial or agricultural purposes. Also called beekeeper.
"Am I right in believing that you are not familiar with the apiarist's art?" p. 85
The Pietà (pl. same; Italian for pity) is a subject in Christian art depicting the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, most often found in sculpture.
"The figures were posed as if for a conventional portrait, facing the artist, the father standing behind the seated mother, the boy leaning into her lap in a pose that resembled a pietá. p. 103
en⋅gen⋅der (en-jen-der)
–verb (used with object)
1. to produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatred engenders violence.
2. to beget; procreate.
–verb (used without object)
3. to be produced or caused; come into existence: Conditions for a war were engendering in Europe.
"As with many archaeological artefacts in Britain, the age, purpose, and design of the Giant, or Long Man, engender vigorous debate." p. 171
all definitons from Dictionary.com, except pietá, from Wikipedia
all quotes from The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King
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