word of the day :: bruit

bruit:

[broot]

–verb (used with object)

1.  to voice abroad; rumor (used chiefly in the passive and often fol. by about): The report was bruited through the village. 

-noun

2. Medicine/Medical . any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.

3. Archaic . rumor; report.

4. Archaic . noise; din; clamor.

  

Origin:

1400–50;  late ME (n.) < AF, OF, n. use of ptp. of bruire  to roar <VL *brūgere,  a conflation of L rūgīre  to bellow and VL *bragere;see bray¹

"There is no healing of thy bruise; they wound is grievous: all that hears the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?"

:: Nahum 3:19,  New King James Bible ::

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from Mark

"When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear, and life stands explained."

~ Mark Twain ~

word of the day:: arabesque

arabesque:

[ar-uh-besk]

–noun

1.  Fine Arts . a sinuous, spiraling, undulating, or serpentine line or linear motif.

2. a pose in ballet in which the dancer stands on one leg with one arm extended in front and the other leg and arm extended behind.

3. a short, fanciful musical piece, typically for piano.

4. any ornament or ornamental object, as a rug or mosaic, inwhich flowers, foliage, fruits, vases, animals, and figures are represented in a fancifully combined pattern.

-adjective

5. decorated with or characterized by arabesques: arabesque design.

  

Origin:

1605–15;  < F < It arabesco  ornament in Islamic style, lit.,Arabian, equiv. to arab ( o ) arab  + -esco -esque

"What is line? It is life. A line must live at each point along its course in such a way that the artist's presence makes itself felt above that of the model.... With the writer, line takes precedence over form and content. It runs through the words he assembles. It strikes a continuous note unperceived by ear or eye. It is, in a way, the soul's style, and if the line ceases to have a life of its own, if it only describes an arabesque, the soul is missing and the writing dies.. "

:: Jean Cocteau ::

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