This week's theme: red-herring words. obsequy (OB-se-kwee) noun
A funeral rite or ceremony. [From Middle English obsequie, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin obsequiae, alteration (after Latin exsequiae, funeral rites) of Latin obsequia, plural of obsequium (compliance).] -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "When (Anthony) Powell died, in March of last year, at the age of ninety-four, the New York Times Book Review devoted a Bookend column to the obsequy." Christopher Hitchens; An Omnivorous Curiosity; The Atlantic Monthly (Boston); Jun 2001. Sponsors' Messages: Want a professional writer's help? Critiques, help with writer's block. Fiction, nonfiction, business writing. Free newsletter. http://RoySorrels.com Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?code=ax3&ad=aw ............................................................................ It came to me that reform should begin at home, and since that day I have not had time to remake the world. -Will Durant, historian (1885-1981) Looking for a word/quotation from the past? http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, gift subs: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/obsequy.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/obsequy.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/obsequy.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
