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philtrum
noun
the vertical groove on the surface of the upper lip, below the septum of the nose.
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Philtrum 鈥渢he vertical groove on the surface of the upper lip鈥� is a Latinized version of Ancient Greek 辫丑铆濒迟谤辞苍, of the same meaning. However, 辫丑铆濒迟谤辞苍 could also mean 鈥渓ove potion,鈥� and it is this sense that is preserved in the English term philter (not to be confused with the unrelated homophone filter, which is of Germanic origin). 笔丑铆濒迟谤辞苍 is formed from the adjective 辫丑铆濒辞蝉 (stem phil-) 鈥渓oving, dear鈥� and the suffix -tron, which鈥攁s an instrumental suffix鈥攔oughly translates as 鈥渢hing that does/is used for something.鈥� The stem phil- (also philo-) is the source of dozens of words in English, from philosophy (鈥渓ove of wisdom鈥�) and philanthropy (鈥渓ove of humankind鈥�) to Philadelphia (鈥渂rotherly love鈥�) and Philip (鈥渓ove of horses鈥�). Philtrum was first recorded in English in the first decade of the 17th century.
how is philtrum used?
The early human embryo looks very similar to the embryo of any other mammal, bird or amphibian鈥攁ll of which have evolved from fish. Your eyes start out on the sides of your head, but then move to the middle. The top lip along with the jaw and palate started life as gill-like structures on your neck. Your nostrils and the middle part of your lip come down from the top of your head. There is no trace of a scar; the plates of tissue and muscle fuse seamlessly. But there is, however, a little remnant of all this activity in the middle of your top lip鈥攜our philtrum.
[Channing Tatum] likes everywhere he’s ever been鈥攅very phase, every fad, every quirk of life in the fringes of large American cities. He makes being a latchkey kid in lower-middle-class Tampa sound like a picaresque novel …. And while I’m listening, I grab my last crab end-to-end and split it with one hand. It crumbles a little, then snaps open and sprays Tatum with a spritz of crab juice straight in his million-dollar philtrum, lips and all …. To the credit of his everlasting graciousness, Tatum plays it off, pretends he doesn’t notice.
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nubilous
adjective
cloudy or foggy.
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Nubilous 鈥渃loudy or foggy鈥� derives from Latin 苍奴产颈濒耻蝉 鈥渃loudy, overcast,鈥� equivalent to the noun 苍奴产脓蝉 鈥渃loud鈥� and the adjectival suffix -ilus. 狈奴产脓蝉 is also, by way of French, the source of English nuance, which originally referred to literal shades and hues. As we learned from last year鈥檚 51吃瓜 of the Day obnubilate, though 苍奴产脓蝉 and Latin nebula sound similar and both mean 鈥渃loud,鈥� the two words are unrelated; the stark difference between their vowels cannot be explained through regular historical sound changes. Though it is uncertain whether 苍奴产脓蝉 has any cognates in English that are of Anglo-Saxon or general Germanic origin, there is a small 鈥渃loud鈥�-related rabbit hole that we can explore: the Old Norse word for 鈥渃loud鈥� is 蝉办媒, which鈥攜ou guessed it鈥攚as borrowed into English as sky. Nubilous was first recorded in English circa 1530.
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I thought the tree was just鈥tanding there. That is true enough in winter, when the oak is dormant. But the rest of the year, its plumbing surges with food and water, coursing up, down, and out, in a living, interactive connection to the earth, sky, and sun …. Its canopy is minutely nubilous with freshly made oxygen and drifting water vapor released from millions of pores in a mist so fine we cannot see or smell it.
The water swirled around him and he panicked, unable to tell up from down …. Is this what Florence had felt like, frightened and alone in a dark cocoon of briny water? Isaac felt something bump against his back. Was it the boat? A piece of driftwood? He tried to grasp it, couldn鈥檛. But then he felt someone grab him from behind and realized Stuart had found him鈥攎iraculously鈥攊n the nubilous water.
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mise en 蝉肠猫苍别
noun
the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.
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Mise en 蝉肠猫苍别 鈥渢he process of setting a stage鈥� is a borrowing of a French term with the same meaning that consists of three elements: mise 鈥渁 putting, setting down,鈥� en 鈥渋n, on,鈥� and 蝉肠猫苍别 鈥渟迟补驳别.鈥� Mise is both a noun and past participle of the verb mettre 鈥渢o place, put,鈥� which derives from Latin mittere (perfect stem miss-) 鈥渢o send,鈥� the source of admit, permit, submit, and their respective noun forms (admission, permission, and submission). 厂肠猫苍别 derives by way of Latin scaena or 蝉肠脓苍补 鈥渂ackground鈥� from Ancient Greek 蝉办脓苍岣� 鈥渂ooth (where actors dressed).鈥� Although 蝉办脓苍岣� is of uncertain origin, one theory is that it is related to Ancient Greek 蝉办颈谩 鈥渟hadow,鈥� which would make 蝉肠猫苍别 (and, therefore, English scene) a distant cognate of the recent听51吃瓜 of the Day sciamachy. Mise en 蝉肠猫苍别 was first recorded in English in the early 1830s.
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No writer questions the veracity of everyone and everything as effectively as Agatha Christie does. Her typical mise en scene has the suspects gathered in a room while Poirot or, occasionally Marple, unpicks each person鈥檚 defence in turn, proving they are not what they seem and are infinitely capable of murder, regardless of whether they鈥檝e actually killed or not.
Out of all the intoxicating phrases that emerge from the study of film, my personal favourite is mise-en-蝉肠猫苍别, … The phrase conjures up the splendour of the audio-visual palettes that help establish film worlds, whether they be brooding gothic horrors, deceptive melodramas, or the slick sheen of utopian space operas. If a film has worked its magic on you it will likely be through the delightful subtleties and provocations of its mise-en-蝉肠猫苍别.
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