Posted on 12/22/2011 3:37:58 AM PST by secret garden
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
calvous \KAL-vuhs\ , adjective
Lacking all or most of the hair on the head; bald.
Example sentences:
The wit's voluminous neckerchief unraveled and slipped to the mold, and the spangled silver wig fell from the telltale calvous head.
-- D. M. Cornish, Lamplighter
Admittedly most old, bloated, calvous Germans could double for me, and even if he hadn't been doppelganger material, with the beard I had started growing and the two black eyes, you'd need x-rays to spot the difference.
-- Tibor Fischer, The Thought Gang
Etymology:
Calvous is derived from the Latin word calvus which meant simply “bald.”
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day. The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....
Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate
WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!
Am parked next to car with bumper sticker “we bark for Barack” I am dry heaving...
The calvous Carvile is also quite comfortable with bald-faced lying....
No, I hadn’t heard! What is the new line, “Hey baby, wanna’ get a gander at my little Weiner?”
OMG.....the chat line after that is disgusting. And any clueless wonder who does now know that MO’s ass is airbrushed out of many of her photos....well, there is no word for them since I am still attempting ladyhood this early in the am.
..........at the mall.
Calvous is also a flaky, savory Greek pastry which was initially ruled out as one of the causes of the socioeconomic upheaval in that country.
....."but, but" or is it "butt, butt".
Again this is the Potomac Yard Petsmart and Best Buy. This is the shopping center near to xsjr’s school where I constantly shop while waiting. It’s the closest to DC. Same strip as the TArget ypthat moochelle went to fir her photo op!
Again this is the Potomac Yard Petsmart and Best Buy. This is the shopping center near to xsjr’s school where I constantly shop while waiting. It’s the closest to DC. Same strip as the TArget ypthat moochelle went to fir her photo op!
LMAO what a damn fairy!
Do we need to worry about you running into the ‘bam clan and getting yourself arrested by the SS? LOL be careful out there, didn’t know you were so close in the trenches.
Oh they venture across the river solely for photo ops. I’m sure their peons shop fir them!
Can you change the “k” in bark to an “f”?
Calvous Cajun is ragin’. A+ for you.
ROR!!!
Obama’s dog better enjoy the indulgent life while he can-once the wannabe royals are out of their borrowed home, Beau the temporary pet will no doubt be given to a departing staff member like the Clinton’s cat Sox was...
Obama in yet another photo op
Casually shopping without a tie
Bringing his dog into the store
Is a transparent, calvous lie-
Unless that store is a Petsmart
We commoners are not allowed
To bring our pets along with us
To go shopping in a crowd
In a lame attempt to be “like us”
He’s done just the opposite thing-
Proving once more he’s a dilettante
Who really wants to be king
Is it just me, or does he look more like some fancy zillionaire wannabe, just when everyone I know is struggling to support a family?
It’s Bo, as in the owner’s initials. And rumor has it he was flown back from HI to the DC Petsmart for a photo-op with the big zero.
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