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4 DVDs for only $0.49 each (plus s&h)! What are you waiting for? Start building your library today with your favorite films. With so many titles to choose from, you?re bound to find some essential titles you just can't live without! Click for more details. http://by.advertising.com/1/c/62072/27995/104730/104730 <a href="http://by.advertising.com/1/c/62072/27995/104730/104730"< AOL users click here </a< =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Word of the Day for Tuesday October 23, 2001: embonpoint \ahn-bohn-PWAN\, noun: Plumpness of person; stoutness. [W]ith his embonpoint, Mr Soames appears to be wearing a quadruple-breasted suit. --Simon Hoggart, "Roll up, roll up, to explore the Soames Zone," [1]The Guardian, February 1, 2000 His embonpoint expands by the day and his eyes are buried in the fat of his cheeks. --Quoted in [2]Goethe: The Poet and the Age: Revolution and Renunciation, by Nicholas Boyle _________________________________________________________ Embonpoint is from French, literally "in good condition" (en, "in" + bon, "good" + point, "situation, condition"). References 1. http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardian/ 2. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0198158696/lexico _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._ You are currently subscribed to Dictionary.com Word of the Day as: susan.w.pereira@enron.com To subscribe to the list by email, send a blank message to: join-WordoftheDay@lists.lexico.com To unsubscribe via email, send a blank message to: leave-wordoftheday-301289Q@lists.lexico.com Subscriptions can be turned on and off from the Web at http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/list/ Dictionary.com Word of the Day http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/ (C) 2001, Lexico LLC.
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