Wondrous Words Wednesday is hosted by BermudaOnion and is a weekly meme where you can share new words that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love.
I'm highlighting words that are new to me/that I really like/that struck me for some reason..!
These came from the novel All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, which I read recently (and which I loved by the way).
1. upbraid (verb)
1. to reprove or reproach angrily
2. to find fault with
1. (Zoology) shaped like an open hand: palmate antlers.
2. (Botany) botany having more than three lobes or segments that spread out from a common point: palmate leaves.
3. (Zoology) (of the feet of most water birds) having three toes connected by a web
3. embrasure (noun)
1. (Fortifications) fortifications an opening or indentation, as in a battlement, for shooting through
2. (Architecture) an opening forming a door or window, having splayed sides that increase the width of the opening in the interior
I've looked up embrasure before and could remember it but the other two are new to me. I would have guessed upbraid was a hairstyle.
ReplyDeleteMe too re the hairstyle! :) Thank you for commenting and hosting.
DeleteI have not come across palmate before, a nice scientific term. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's nice isn't it! And it kind of makes sense, when you think of the open hand definition.
DeleteThanks for commenting Jane!
DeleteGreat selection. Reading a lot of historical fiction as I do I had come across embrasure before but the others are new to me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting Tracy, I will try and remember embrasure, I like it.
DeleteI knew upbraid but the other 2 were new to me!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting Becca, glad you found something new too!
DeleteI would have thought upbraid would be to improve something in a positive manner- I was way off! Glad you shared.
ReplyDeleteI see what you mean Julia, it does sound like it might actually be something positive. Thanks for visiting!
DeleteUpbraid is one I've come across before but the other two are new to me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting and commenting Mary!
DeleteUpbraid did sound like it was a hairstyle.
ReplyDeleteHi Lindsay,
ReplyDeleteThe only one of your words I didn't know of, was palmate, so thanks for sharing.
From your chosen selection of words, I was intrigued as to what the book was about, so I just had to check it out. This sounds like an engrossing, immersive and totally absorbing story. How could I not add this one to my own list?
Yvonne.
Thank you for the words. I think "upbraid" will stick in my brain.
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