Threw my throwing out the window. John
Dr. John M. Bennett Curator, Avant Writing Collection Rare Books & Manuscripts Library The Ohio State University Libraries 1858 Neil Av Mall Columbus, OH 43210 USA (614) 292-3029 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.johnmbennett.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Reid Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sunday, April 2, 2006 4:05 pm Subject: Re: FLUXLIST: Fw: defenestrate: Dictionary.com Word of the Day > Threw my dictionary out the window. > > Reid Wood > > On Apr 2, 2006, at 2:03 PM, Allan Revich wrote: > > > 2:00 PM EST: > > > > Threw a crumpled drawing of Don Quixote out the window. > > > > http://www.digitalsalon.com/revich/defenestration.jpg > > > > > > Allan Revich > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [owner- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of suse > > Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 12:27 PM > > To: FLUXLIST@scribble.com > > Subject: FLUXLIST: Fw: defenestrate: Dictionary.com Word of the Day > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Doctor Dictionary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "suse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 4:00 AM > > Subject: defenestrate: Dictionary.com Word of the Day > > > > *************** > > > > Word Event > > April 2, 2006 > > > > 1. Throw something out the window > > > > ************** > > > > 12:25 > > threw a troll-doll out my bedroom window > > > > > >> > >> > >> Word of the Day for Sunday April 2, 2006 > >> > >> defenestrate \dee-FEN-uh-strayt\, transitive verb: > >> To throw out of a window. > >> > >> Some of his apparent chums . . . would still happily > >> defenestrate him if they caught him near a window. > >> -- Andrew Marr, "No option bar the radical one," > >> [1]Independent, July 5, 1994 > >> > >> I defenestrated a clock to see if time flies! > >> -- Lane Smith, "quoted in Who's News," [2]Time for Kids, > >> September 25, 1998 > >> > >> A woman, driven to fury by the manner in which her lover > >> prefers to lavish his attention on a match on the telly > >> rather than her, starts to throw his possessions out of the > >> window. He's finally moved to stop her when she tries to > >> defenestrate his new Puma boots. > >> -- Jim White, "Budgets substantial enough to buy most of > >> the clubs in the Endsleigh," [3]Independent, April 6, 1996 > >> _________________________________________________________ > >> > >> Defenestrate is derived from Latin de-, "out of" + fenestra, > >> "window." The noun form is defenestration. > >> > >> References > >> > >> 1. http://www.independent.co.uk/www/ > >> 2. http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/ > >> 3. http://www.independent.co.uk/www/ > >> > >> Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation > >> > >> http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=9&q=defenestrate > >> > >> Note: Audio pronunciation available only to Premium members. > >> To learn more about the benefits of Premium membership, > >> visit our site: http://dictionary.reference.com/premium/?r=9 > >> > >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - > >> > >> CleverKeys, noun: Free software providing instant access to > >> Dictionary.com from any program. See: http://tinyurl.com/3538s > >> > >> > >> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._ > >> > >> You are currently subscribed to Dictionary.com Word of the Day as: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> To subscribe to the list by email, send a blank message to: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> To unsubscribe via email, send a blank message to: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> Subscriptions can be turned on and off from the Web at > >> http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/list/ > >> > >> Dictionary.com Word of the Day > >> http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/ > >> (C) 2006 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. > >> 65 Pine Ave, #319 Long Beach, CA 90802 > > > > > > > > > > > > >
