Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian

October 26, 2019
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Obscure words explained 38. – famulus

FAMULUS

magician’s helper

distracting the sleight of hand

It’s tricky business

October 25, 2019
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Obscure words explained 37. – pluviophile

PLUVIOPHILE

Enjoys rainy days

Arm chair, warm fire, herbal tea

Curled-up cosiness

October 24, 2019
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Obscure words explained 36. – Librocublarist

LIBROCUBLARIST

one who reads in bed

Some to while away an hour

others hasten sleep

October 23, 2019
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Obscure words explained 35. – gallimaufry

GALLIMAUFRY

A jumbled medley

It’s the way I cook breakfast

It always tastes good

October 22, 2019
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SCOOJ

It’s Stephen for sure

@Natural Adventures

check out the street art

October 21, 2019
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The Summer’s gone

Geese are overhead

Flying in “V” formation

South for the winter

October 20, 2019
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Obcure words explained 34. – aniline

ANILINE

A coal tar liquid

basis for synthetic dyes

gives us Indigo

October 19, 2019
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Obscure words explained 33. – wafture

WAFTURE

The act of waving

You see it in Royalty

Way to say bye bye

October 18, 2019
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Obscure words explained 32. – parsimonious

PARSIMONIOUS

Unwilling to spend

A miserly way life style

Charity absent

October 17, 2019
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Obscure words explained 31. – pandemonium

PANDEMONIUM

Wild and noisy time

When grand children rule the home

bed-time tale brings peace