This week's theme: miscellaneous words. sessile (SES-il) adjective
1. Attached directly to the base, without a stalk (as a leaf or a flower). 2. Permanently attached; immobile (as an animal, for example a barnacle). [From Latin sessilis (relating to sitting), from sedere (to sit). Ultimately from the Indo-European root sed- (to sit) that is also the source of sit, chair, saddle, soot, sediment, cathedral, and tetrahedron.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=sessile -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "The history of seating is a serious subject... several books pay tribute to what might be called great moments in modern chair history... here is the bottom line on them. The archdruid, or should I say the chairman, of the sessile sect is Alexander von Vegesack, the director of the Vitra Design Museum, the major collection of modern chairs extant." Raymond Sokolov; Staying Put; The Wall Street Journal (New York); Dec 4, 1997. Sponsors' messages: Calling all onomatomaniacs: Visit http://landabooks.com. Writing, vocabulary books; free weekly word quiz; more--for word lovers, students, teachers. Increase typing speed and accuracy, or learn how to type. The Herzog System is Quick & Easy. For adults, seniors, students. http://HerzogKeyboarding.com ............................................................................ It is impossible to imagine Goethe or Beethoven being good at billiards or golf. -H.L. Mencken, writer, editor, and critic (1880-1956) Send your comments to (words AT wordsmith.org). To unsubscribe, update address send gift subscription, etc., visit http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/sessile.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/sessile.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/sessile.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
