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nainsook
noun
a fine, soft-finished cotton fabric, usually white, used for lingerie and infants' wear.
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Nainsook, 鈥渁 cotton fabric used in delicate clothing,鈥� comes from Hindi nainsukh, literally meaning 鈥渆ye鈥檚 pleasure.鈥� The nain- element means 鈥渆ye鈥� and comes from a Sanskrit verb meaning 鈥渢o lead.鈥� Meanwhile, the -sukh component means 鈥減leasure鈥� and comes from Sanskrit sukha-, 鈥減leasant鈥� or 鈥渞unning easily,鈥� the latter in reference to carts and chariots. To delve a bit deeper, sukha- may be a compound of su-, 鈥済ood,鈥� and kha-, 鈥渁xle-hole,鈥� and su- is a distant relative of Ancient Greek 别煤蝉, 鈥済ood,鈥� as in euphemism, euphony, and 51吃瓜 of the Day euxinia. Nainsook was first recorded in English in the 1780s.
EXAMPLE OF NAINSOOK USED IN A SENTENCE
The tailor selected the nainsook with the vivid embroidery for the dressing gown.
dithyrambic
adjective
of, relating to, or of the nature of an impassioned oration.
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Dithyrambic, 鈥渙f or relating to an impassioned oration,鈥� describes a dithyramb, which refers to a wild Greek choral song or, more broadly, to an enthusiastic speech. Dithyramb comes from Ancient Greek 诲墨迟丑媒谤补尘产辞蝉, which belongs to a small family of words related to song or rhythm, including 铆补尘产辞蝉, 鈥�iamb.鈥� Alas, these words are likely of mysterious pre-Greek origin, coming from a lost language spoken in the eastern Mediterranean. For more examples of pre-Greek words, check out the 51吃瓜s of the Day obelize and pharyngeal. Dithyrambic was first recorded in English at the turn of the 17th century.
EXAMPLE OF DITHYRAMBIC USED IN A SENTENCE
The teacher was known for dithyrambic declarations, praising all her students for their exceptional performance.
More about welkin
The roots of welkin, 鈥渢he sky,鈥� run rather deep in English history. Welkin鈥檚 earliest recorded form is Old English wolcen, 鈥渃loud, sky,鈥� the plural of which is wolcnu. Wolcen belongs to a class of nouns in Old English that added a final -u when they became plural. Other such words include 忙肠别谤苍, 鈥�acorn鈥�; 肠苍脓辞飞, 鈥�knee鈥�; and scip, 鈥�ship,鈥� all of which simply add -s today in the plural. Outside the British Isles, welkin appears to have relatives in other West Germanic languages, such as Dutch wolk and German Wolke, both 鈥渃loud,鈥� but no clear connections beyond that branch. Welkin was first recorded in English before 900 CE.
EXAMPLE OF WELKIN USED IN A SENTENCE
As they drove through the night, the North Star arose in the darkened welkin, guiding them home.