Word of the Day — Archive Page #383
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January 4, 2017
82% 18% #46 votesWhat does sgraffito mean?
- sgraffito(noun)
- a ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground
January 3, 2017
87% 13% #82 votesWhat does magnanimity mean?
- munificence, largess, largesse, magnanimity, openhandedness(noun)
- liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
January 2, 2017
72% 28% #38 votesWhat does yeoman mean?
- yeoman, yeoman of the guard, beefeater(noun)
- officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch
January 1, 2017
53% 47% #40 votesWhat does vaudevillian mean?
- vaudevillian(noun)
- a performer who works in vaudeville
December 31, 2016
84% 16% #43 votesWhat does tableau mean?
- tableau, tableau vivant(noun)
- a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
December 30, 2016
91% 9% #30 votesWhat does paraphernalia mean?
- gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance(noun)
- equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
December 29, 2016
85% 15% #57 votesWhat does nomenclature mean?
- terminology, nomenclature, language(noun)
- a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
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