This week's theme: words from the plant kingdom. palmy (PAH-mee) adjective
1. Abounding in palm trees. 2. Flourishing; prosperous. [From Latin palma (palm tree).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=palmy The term palmy is usually used to refer to a time in the past. The name of the palm tree derives from the resemblance of the shape of its frond to the palm of a hand. Why the association of palm with prosperity? The branches of the palm tree were carried as symbols of victory in ancient times. There is a related term, palmary, meaning outstanding or praiseworthy. -Anu Garg gargATwordsmith.org "Below, the oceanfront mansion in East Hampton, N.Y., bought in his palmy days." (photo caption) Eric Wilson; Decline And Fall of Helmut Lang; The New York Times; May 26, 2005. Sponsored by: FamilyGames.com: unique Christmas quizzes to print out for holiday party fun at home, work or school. Your choice of themes! http://familygames.com?aw=1 Customize Thinking Putty as a Corporate Gift! Adult-sized handfuls, fun colors, and your own full color artwork: http://puttyworld.com/custom.html A cure for brain flab! One brain-building, at-a-glance email a day helps keep unsightly ignorance away. http://knowledgenews.net/s?s=aw111705 ............................................................................ If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers. -Irwin S. Cobb, author and journalist (1876-1944) Our privacy policy: We never sell, rent, lease, trade, swap, exchange, pawn, or barter the mailing list addresses. We hate junk mail. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/palmy.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/palmy.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/palmy.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
