This week's theme: words for odds and ends. dewlap (DOO-lap, DYOO-lap) noun
A loose fold of skin hanging under the neck of an animal such as cow, rooster, lizard, etc. On birds, this appendage is also known as a wattle. [From Middle English dewlappe; dew, of unknown origin and meaning + lap (fold).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=dewlap -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Gore is rather more bearish than the last time I saw him, but still handsome, his leonine head beginning to soften with dewlaps, his fiercely intelligent eyes surrounded by innumerable wrinkles." Erica Jong; Into the Lion's Den: Visiting Gore Vidal is No Small Undertaking; The Guardian (London, UK); Oct 26, 2000. Sponsored by: Did you know the polar bear -- Ursus maritimus -- is really a marine animal? Its sea ice habitat is melting away. Send a lifeline at http:/PolarBearSOS.org Speak French, German, Spanish or Italian? Speak it better with Champs-Elysees audio magazines! http://ads.champs-elysees.com/wsmith2 ............................................................................ We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach. -Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, author, Nobel laureate (1872-1970) 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/dewlap.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/dewlap.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/dewlap.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
