51吃瓜 of the Day
alluvion
noun
a gradual increase of land on a shore or a river bank by the action of water, whether from natural or artificial causes.
More about alluvion
Alluvion, 鈥渁n increase of land on a shore by the action of water,鈥� comes from Latin 补濒濒耻惫颈艒, 鈥渁n overflowing,鈥� in which the -luv- element comes from 濒补惫腻谤别, 鈥渢o wash.鈥� The basic stems of 濒补惫腻谤别 (lau- and lav-) are visible in latrine (earlier 濒补惫腻迟谤墨苍补), laundry, lavatory, and lavish鈥攂ut not lava. Meanwhile, through its broader range of stems, 濒补惫腻谤别 is also the source of the 51吃瓜 of the Day antediluvian, and deluge and lotion. Alluvion was first recorded in English in the 1530s.
EXAMPLE OF ALLUVION USED IN A SENTENCE
The anglers had to step lively to avoid sinking into the soft area of alluvion along the river鈥檚 edge.
gul
noun
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on rugs.
More about gul
Gul, 鈥渁 rose-shaped design,鈥� is a short word with a long history. The term is a loanword from classical Persian gul, 鈥渞ose.鈥� Thanks to a series of sound changes, gul comes from an ancient Iranian root, warda-, that may have been borrowed into Ancient Greek as wrodon, later 谤丑贸诲辞苍, 鈥渞ose,鈥� and then into Latin as rosa. This flowery root appears in English rose, rhododendron, and even julep, but be careful鈥攄espite the resemblance, it is not the source of the 51吃瓜 of the Day rosolio. Gul was first recorded in English in the 1810s.
EXAMPLE OF GUL USED IN A SENTENCE
The carpet鈥檚 ornate central gul caught the interior designer鈥檚 eye.
eruct
verb
to belch, as gas from the stomach.
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More about eruct
Eruct comes from the Latin verb 脓谤奴驳别谤别, 鈥渢o belch out, discharge noisily.鈥� Not surprisingly, the -ruct part of eruct is distantly related to English reek, 鈥渢o smell bad.鈥� While reek is of Old English origin (and therefore more than 1000 years old), eruct was first recorded in English in the 1660s. Read more about this medical term.
EXAMPLE OF ERUCT USED IN A SENTENCE
The unlucky photographer missed the perfect shot when he eructed and bumped the camera out of focus.
