Pronunciation: \(ˌ)kər-ˈmə-jən\
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1568
1archaic : miser
2: a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
Do we know anybody like this?
W.
Word for the Day
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W.J.Langholz
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Word for the Day
cur·mud·geon
Pronunciation: \(ˌ)kər-ˈmə-jən\
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1568
1archaic : miser
2: a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
Do we know anybody like this?
W.
Pronunciation: \(ˌ)kər-ˈmə-jən\
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1568
1archaic : miser
2: a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
Do we know anybody like this?
W.
May there always be and Angel flying with you.Loyalty above all else except honor.
1942 Stearman 450
1946 Super Champ 7AC
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GAHorn
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Re: Word for the Day
Founder
Pronounciation: fow-n-dur
Function: Noun/verb
Etymology: origin unk.
Date: unk.
1: archaic : n. the principal establishmentarian of any group or entity
2: v. (maritime) to sink or die; v. to stumble, fall, or fail
Pronounciation: fow-n-dur
Function: Noun/verb
Etymology: origin unk.
Date: unk.
1: archaic : n. the principal establishmentarian of any group or entity
2: v. (maritime) to sink or die; v. to stumble, fall, or fail
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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cessna170bdriver
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Re: Word for the Day
I accused BlueLdr of being on his way to being a curmudgeon about a year ago; he said he'd let us know when he got there... no reply yet
(near the bottom of page 2): http://www.cessna170.org/forums/viewtop ... eon#p48735
A rare moment of creativity: http://www.cessna170.org/forums/viewtop ... eon#p21880:
Miles
(near the bottom of page 2): http://www.cessna170.org/forums/viewtop ... eon#p48735
A rare moment of creativity: http://www.cessna170.org/forums/viewtop ... eon#p21880:
Miles
Miles
“I envy no man that knows more than myself, but pity them that know less.”
— Thomas Browne
“I envy no man that knows more than myself, but pity them that know less.”
— Thomas Browne
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cessna170bdriver
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Re: Word for the Day
George,
In all my approximately 47 years of knowing how to read, I'd never run across the word "rodomontade" before. Small wonder it would be in YOUR vocabulary.
From http://www.merriam-webster.com
Main Entry: ro·do·mon·tade
Variant(s): also rho·do·mon·tade \ËŒrä-dÉ™-mÉ™n-ˈtÄd, ËŒrÅ-, -ˈtäd\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from rodomont blusterer, from Italian Rodomonte, character in Orlando Innamorato by Matteo M. Boiardo
Date: 1612
1 : a bragging speech
2 : vain boasting or bluster : rant
Miles
In all my approximately 47 years of knowing how to read, I'd never run across the word "rodomontade" before. Small wonder it would be in YOUR vocabulary.
From http://www.merriam-webster.comMain Entry: ro·do·mon·tade
Variant(s): also rho·do·mon·tade \ËŒrä-dÉ™-mÉ™n-ˈtÄd, ËŒrÅ-, -ˈtäd\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from rodomont blusterer, from Italian Rodomonte, character in Orlando Innamorato by Matteo M. Boiardo
Date: 1612
1 : a bragging speech
2 : vain boasting or bluster : rant
Miles
Miles
“I envy no man that knows more than myself, but pity them that know less.”
— Thomas Browne
“I envy no man that knows more than myself, but pity them that know less.”
— Thomas Browne
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