51吃瓜 of the Day
More about thanksgiver
Thanksgiver entered English in the early 1600s.
how is thanksgiver used?
I am a Thanksgiver. I have a generous and grateful nature. I also have a splendid appetite.
Wherefore we find (our never-to-be-forgotten) example, the devout thanksgiver, David, continually declaring the great price he set upon the divine favours …
cornucopia
noun
an abundant, overflowing supply.
More about cornucopia
Cornucopia is a Late Latin formation, a combination of the Latin noun phrase 肠辞谤苍奴 c艒piae 鈥渉orn of plenty.鈥� 颁辞谤苍奴肠艒辫颈补 was coined by the late Imperial historian Ammianus Marcellinus (c 325 a.d.-c398 a.d.), a Greek probably born in Syria or Phoenicia who learned his Latin in the army. 颁辞谤苍奴 comes from the very complicated Proto-Indo-European root ker-, kor-, 办谤腻-, 办艞- (and other variants and their extensions) 鈥渉ead, horn.鈥� English horn is a close relation of Latin 肠辞谤苍奴. Kr膩n铆on 鈥渟kull, cranium鈥� is one of the many Greek derivatives of the root. 颁艒辫颈补 is a derivative of the rare adjective 肠艒辫颈蝉 (or cops) 鈥渨ell supplied, abundant.鈥� 颁辞谤苍奴肠艒辫颈补 entered English in the 16th century.
how is cornucopia used?
There were jars everywhere, a cornucopia of jars, and in the jars various dried herbs and potions …
It is a real cornucopia of joy and merriment.
sippet
noun
a small piece of bread or the like for dipping in liquid food, as in gravy or milk; a small sop.
More about sippet
The very uncommon noun sippet is a diminutive of sop 鈥渁 piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food鈥� and the diminutive suffix -et, influenced by sip. Sippet entered English in the 16th century.
how is sippet used?
With dinner almost over, the broken meats of the second course not yet removed, Anne pulls a silver dish towards her, and helps herself to a sippet. It is her favourite way to end a meal …
… my sister Theodosia made her appearance … kissed our father, and sat down at his side, and took a sippet of toast … and dipped it in his negus.