Word of the
Day for Tuesday 25th February 2014
Toothsome \TOOTH-suhm\, adjective:
1. pleasing to the taste;
palatable: a toothsome dish.
2. pleasing or desirable, as fame or power.
3. voluptuous; sexually alluring: a toothsome blonde.
2. pleasing or desirable, as fame or power.
3. voluptuous; sexually alluring: a toothsome blonde.
It
was filled with friandises, with luscious and toothsome bits--the
finest of fruits, pates, a rare bottle or two, delicious syrups, and bonbons in
abundance.
-- Kate Chopin, The Awakening, 1899
-- Kate Chopin, The Awakening, 1899
Strictly
judged, most modern poems are but larger or smaller lumps of sugar, or slices
of toothsome sweet cake—even the banqueters dwelling on those
glucose flavors as a main part of the dish.
-- Walt Whitman, "An Old Man's Rejoinder," 1890
-- Walt Whitman, "An Old Man's Rejoinder," 1890
Toothsome entered English in the 1560,
joining the word tooth, denoting "sense, liking," with
the adjective-forming suffix –some.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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