Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Wondrous Words Wednesday - "The Lantern"


I just finished reading "The Lantern" by Deborah Lawrenson. GREAT book, by the way. It is set in a to-die-for hamlet in Provence. A full review is coming, but for now, the words.

This post has been prepared so as to participate in Wondrous Words Wednesday a fun meme over at BermudaOnion.net where we discuss new-to-us words that we have encountered in our reading that week.

Here are words that I looked up (on Dictionary.com) from the book, "The Lantern":

SUSURRATION - susurration \soo-suh-RAY-shun\ , noun: A whispering sound; a soft murmur. . . .the soft susurration of the wind through a stand of whistling thorn.

ALEMBIC - a·lem·bic   [uh-lem-bik] noun 1.a vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling. (Note: This makes sense because they are harvesting lavender and making an essence with it.)
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12 comments:

  1. LouiseJuly 11, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    Two great words there. I know I've seen both of them before, but I'd forgotten them both. Thanks for reminding me.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 11, 2012 at 10:56 AM

    Never heard of these before, thanks! for sharing them.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/07/wondrous-words-wednesday.html

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  3. bermudaonionJuly 11, 2012 at 11:10 AM

    I think I learned susurration from one of the Harry Potter books. I've been able to remember it because it reminds me of a snake.

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    1. LibbyJuly 11, 2012 at 12:57 PM

      Oh, yea, that's right! And, Harry was a parseltongue! ;)

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  4. Yvonne @ Fiction Books ReviewsJuly 11, 2012 at 3:53 PM

    Hi Libby,

    I have never come across 'alembic' before, however 'sussuration' I have come across before in my reading. It is such a descriptive word, invoking both the sound and feeling of a whispering wind. It also seems such a calming and sensual word.

    Thanks for sharing,

    Yvonne

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  5. LibbyJuly 11, 2012 at 3:55 PM

    Thanks, Yvonne! I agree with what you are saying about sussuration.

    Appreciate you coming by :)

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  6. Whispering ThoughtsJuly 12, 2012 at 12:21 AM

    The sound of the word sussuration is so descriptive in itself. would love to use this word somewhere.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 6:49 AM

    Two new words. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Rambling WoodsJuly 12, 2012 at 7:41 PM

    Hmm..two new ones for me..I love learning new words..if I could only remember them to use them...

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  9. DeborahJuly 15, 2012 at 8:47 AM

    Thanks, Libby - much appreciated!

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