This week's theme: Toponyms. fescennine (FES-uh-nyn, -nin) adjective
Obscene or scurrilous. [After Fescennia, a town of ancient Etruria known for its ribald and scurrilous songs sung at festivals and weddings.] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "And while they're online, you can tap into another computer and view their fescennine photos, which are supposedly updated every six minutes." Joshua Quittner; Vice Raid on the Net; Time (New York); Apr 3, 1995. Sponsored by: Perfect your fluency in French, German, Spanish or Italian with Champs-Elysees audio magazines. http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith7 Subscribe to any of the French, German, Italian or Spanish Champs-Elysees Audio Magazines and get an extra issue free: http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith7 ............................................................................ The sun is pure communism everywhere except in cities, where it's private property. -Malcolm De Chazal, writer and painter (1902-1981) 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/fescennine.mp3 Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/fescennine.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
