Word of the Day
for Saturday,
July 27, 2013
Additament \uh-DIT-uh-muhnt\, noun:
something added; an addition.
Secondly, with an additament,
wherein brimstone is approved to help to the melting of iron or steel.
-- Francis Bacon, "Physiological Remains," The Works of Lord Bacon, 1838
-- Francis Bacon, "Physiological Remains," The Works of Lord Bacon, 1838
But let her stand upon
her female character as upon a foundation; and let the attentions incident to
individual preference, be so many pretty additaments
and ornaments, as many and as fanciful as you please, to that main structure.
-- Charles Lamb, Essays of Ella, 1838
-- Charles Lamb, Essays of Ella, 1838
Additament comes from the Latin word additāmentum
which referred to an addition.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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