Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Wondrous Words Wednesday


Wondrous Word Wednesday is hosted by Kathy of BermudaOnion


I have found two words in one sentence in the book, Kiss Me Again, Stranger by Daphne du Maurier

Shantung/chartreuse (Page 79): Today she was dressed in silk shantung, the colour of chartreuse, and her hair was not the little-girl hair of yesterday.....

1)shantung

• noun a type of soft silk with a coarse surface.

— ORIGIN from Shantung in China, where it was originally made.

2) chartreuse

/shaartröz/

• noun a pale green or yellow liqueur made from brandy.

— ORIGIN named after La Grande Chartreuse, the Carthusian monastery near Grenoble where the liqueur was first made.

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7 comments:

  1. MargotOctober 21, 2009 at 6:43 PM

    Pretty sounding words today. In the sentence you used, I'm curious about the "little girl hair."

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  2. rhapsodyinbooksOctober 21, 2009 at 7:39 PM

    Well, I'll be. I never knew the name for the color chartreuse came from a liqueur! Thanks for the interesting fact!

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  3. Lisa notes...October 21, 2009 at 8:32 PM

    I like "two for one"'s. Good find.

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  4. bermudaonionOctober 21, 2009 at 9:21 PM

    I knew chartreuse was used to describe a color, but I didn't know what color. Hopefully, this will help me remember. Thanks for participating!

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  5. Julie P.October 21, 2009 at 10:12 PM

    I knew shantung because my all of the dresses in my wedding were made of silk shantung!

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  6. AnonymousOctober 21, 2009 at 11:54 PM

    I found the origin of chartreuse especially interesting.

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  7. The romantic query letter and the happy-ever-afterOctober 22, 2009 at 7:03 AM

    Lyrical and beautiful, one instantly gets the imagery intended by the author. Thanks for sharing. I like your blog it is very well written.
    All the very best.

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