words
A lot of new words to catch up on, like these for example:
I had no sooner unfurled the genoa… (Jonathan Raban); in full, genoa jib – a large jib or foresail used esp in racing yachts (COD).
… a madrona clinging by its toes to a ridge (ibid); also madrono, an evergreen tree, Arbatus menziesii, of western N America, with white flowers, red berries, and glossy leaves (COD).
…charabancs, narrow gauge railways, and pleasure steamers (James Joyce); an early form of motor coach (COD).
I had no sooner unfurled the genoa… (Jonathan Raban); in full, genoa jib – a large jib or foresail used esp in racing yachts (COD).
… a madrona clinging by its toes to a ridge (ibid); also madrono, an evergreen tree, Arbatus menziesii, of western N America, with white flowers, red berries, and glossy leaves (COD).
…charabancs, narrow gauge railways, and pleasure steamers (James Joyce); an early form of motor coach (COD).
posted by Stewart at 11:38 am
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