This week's theme: Hair today, gone tomorrow. calvous (KAL-vuhs) adjective
Bald. [From Latin calvus (bald).] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Hubert was really hooked on false documentation. And, of course, the best false documentation isn't false. That was why Hubert had been so pleased with his latest acquisition [a passport], fresh from the pocket. Because Herr Kruger's specifics were right on mine and he had correctly considered him a good match for me. Admittedly most old, bloated, calvous Germans could double for me." Tibor Fischer; The Thought Gang; Scribner; 1997. Sponsored by: Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?ad=aw&code=mx0 Perfect your French, German, Italian or Spanish with Champs-Elysees audio magazines, the final step to fluency! http://ads.champs-elysees.com/wsmith5 ............................................................................ It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. -Andre Gide, author, Nobel laureate (1869-1951) Share the magic of words. Send a gift sub: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Remove, change, or subscribe address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/calvous.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/calvous.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/calvous.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
