Saturday, February 11, 2012

coiffure

coiffure
to arrange or style, usually applied to a person's hair. The word is French for 'coined' or 'minted'

Friday, February 10, 2012

influenza

influenza
the flu. The word literally means "influence" in Italian and signified one who was sick because they were under the influence of the moon.

Thursday, February 09, 2012

bogard

bogard
to be selfish with an item; to keep something to one's self

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

cleft

cleft
to split, halve or break into pieces

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

colander

colander
a metal bowl with holes in it, usually used to strain pasta

Monday, February 06, 2012

knave

knave
a boy; male child

Sunday, February 05, 2012

solarium

solarium
as of yet undiscovered element in the sun's rays