This week's theme: professions of the past. napier (NAY-pee-uhr) noun
One in charge of table linen in a royal household. [Apparently from Anglo-Norman nape (tablecloth).] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "The napier handed these napkins." Sydney Smith; The Edinburgh Review; 1929 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 Calling all onomatomaniacs: Visit http://landabooks.com. Writing, vocabulary books; free weekly word quiz; more--for word lovers, students, teachers. ............................................................................ Poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition. -Eli Khamarov 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/napier.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/napier.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/napier.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
