what did you look up? (stories, literature, author, great)

[oeccscclhjhn]

trimvirate

trilobite - I knew this one but looked it up anyway

graptolite

stromatolite

carbonicola... an extinct genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks that lived during the Carboniferous period

anthracos... a combining form meaning coal, carbon, carbuncle used in the formation of compound

red marl

vouchsafed... give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner

amanuensis... literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who takes dictation or copies manuscripts.

short shirft... rapid and unsympathetic dismissal; curt treatment.

solipsism... the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist.

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[oeccscclhjhn]

epibenthic sledges... a rectangular steel frame with a mesh net (often more than one) attached to it. Towed along the ocean floor, its weight scrapes into the benthos, collecting any organisms on the surface or in the first few centimeters of sediment

Seram sea

Alboron sea

Lincoln sea

Cosmonauts sea

Kattegat sea

Cape Bojador

astrolabe... an instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurements

Harmattan wind

Portuguese volta... cycling stage race

polymathic... a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning.

Essaouira, Morroco

Fynbos

proscenium... the part of a theater stage in front of the curtain

demimonde... a group of people considered to be on the fringes of respectable society

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[butterflygirlmomof2]

Natchez Trace: 440 mile historic trail from Nashville, TN to Natchez, MS, linking the Cumberland, Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers; created and used by Native Americans and later by American and European traders and explorers

canebrake: giant bamboo type of grasses that grow in thickets up to 25 feet tall; found in stream valleys and ravines throughout the southeastern US

[jbgusa]

Eleemosynary = charitable

[oeccscclhjhn]

seraglio... the women's apartments ( e.g. He kept a seraglio of three such women at one time, each one unawares of the others. )

Klein bottle



pipe smokers vesta - box matches

wringing metals

asperity
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[oeccscclhjhn]

oldest surviving camera photograph - eight hour exposure

Gloster E38/39 the first British jet-engined aircraft and first flew in 1941

Whittle Unit... the first experimental engine, the 1st edition, and the first turbojet engine to be built and run in the world
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[butterflygirlmomof2]

trilby - a soft felt hat with a narrow brim and indented crown

salmagundi - a general mixture; miscellaneous collection; a dish of chopped meat, anchovies, eggs and vegetables

gimcrack - flimsy or poorly made but deceptively attractive

termagant - harsh-tempered or overbearing woman; an imaginary deity of violent and turbulent character

[Nerys52SoSilver]

From Reddit tips for declutter ...knick knacks?
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/...sh/knick-knack

[oeccscclhjhn]

Northwest Angle... imagine having to cross into Canada every time you leave home, and every time you want to get home!

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Just last night I looked up Admiral Nelson and Lady Hamilton. Segued onto the Battle of Trafalgar and it was a pretty deep dive from there.


Of course, if you start following info about Napoleon, it turns into a major project.


The Lady Hamilton aspect, all by itself, was interesting, even if you don't follow any of it any further than that.