This week's theme: red-herring words. breastsummer (BRES-sum-uhr, BREST-, BRES-e-muhr) noun
A horizontal beam supporting a wall over a large opening, such as a shop window. [From breast (in architecture, part of a wall between a window and the floor) + Old French somier (packhorse, beam), from Latin sagma (packsaddle).] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "Breakfast-room has inglenook fireplace with breastsummer beam over window seat." Alexander Garrett; Room for Improvement; The Daily Telegraph (London, UK); Jan 8, 2000. Sponsored by: Free! Extra issue of any of Champs-Elysees Audio Magazines in French, German, Italian and Spanish. Subscribe at: http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith7 Perfect your fluency in French, German, Spanish or Italian with Champs-Elysees audio magazines. http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith7 ............................................................................ Pray, v. To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy. -Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914), [The Devil's Dictionary, 1906] Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/breastsummer.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/breastsummer.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/breastsummer.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
