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excelsior (ik-SEL-see-uhr) noun
Slender, curved wood shavings used especially for packing. [Originally a trade name.] "In a glint of needle light, of grass seeds, dew flecks, a friend is throwing her voice While far inside a grainy heaven a butcher's apron ripples its dried blood in the wind. The bark strippings, excelsior, the panicles of the garden. In the midst of summer a friend cuts greens and places them in a bowl as if they were fronds. A friend is a vinegar - and now, pearl-shaped, in clusters, faces among her face, A globes rise on the lawn, each above a root of recriminations." Garden solstice. (poem), The Antioch Review, 1 Jun 1996. This week's theme: brand names that have entered the dictionary. ............................................................................. Adults are obsolete children. -Dr. Seuss, humorist, illustrator, and author (1904-1991) We're taking a vote to determine if we should skip AWAD mailings on weekends. Email FIVE@wordsmith.org to vote that AWAD should take a break on weekends. Email SEVEN@wordsmith.org if you would like AWAD to continue with daily mailings. One vote per person, please. Results will be announced in next week. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/excelsior.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/excelsior.ram
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