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1word1day2015-12-10 07:51 am
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Thursday word: rorulent
rorulent - adj., covered with dew, dewy.
Also, in zoology, of a surface, appearing as if dusty or covered with fine dew -- as plums often are. Not sure how that dusty sense creeps in, given the root is very firmly dewy: from Latin rÅrulentus, from ros, dew. Regardless, this is a much quieter word than it sounds -- I first thought it might mean bright red, or maybe that lions could be described by it.
The rorulent spiderwebs glittered in the morning sunlight.
---L.
Also, in zoology, of a surface, appearing as if dusty or covered with fine dew -- as plums often are. Not sure how that dusty sense creeps in, given the root is very firmly dewy: from Latin rÅrulentus, from ros, dew. Regardless, this is a much quieter word than it sounds -- I first thought it might mean bright red, or maybe that lions could be described by it.
The rorulent spiderwebs glittered in the morning sunlight.
---L.