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- First recorded in 1875鈥�80.
- Combines terato- from the Greek 迟茅谤补蝉, mening “a wonder, omen, or monster,” + -oid, meaning “resembling, like.”
EXAMPLES OF TERATOID
- The goggles gave his eyes a comical, teratoid largeness, like that of a bug or a puppet.
- The newly discovered microorganism was described as teratoid for its bulging, asymmetrical shape.
bijou
[ bee-zhoo ]
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noun
something small, delicate, and exquisitely made
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- First recorded in 1660鈥�70.
- From Breton bizou, meaning “a jeweled ring;” from Proto-Celtic *bistis, meaning “finger.”
EXAMPLES OF BIJOU
- She opened the small box to find a bijou depicting a lion, cradled in satin lining.
- A tiny bijou caught his eye from the corner of the antique shop’s display case.
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- First recorded between 1250鈥�1300.
- From the Latin 驳濒辞蝉蝉腻谤别, meaning “to annotate;” the word glossary comes from the same root.
EXAMPLES OF GLOZE
- The intern tried to gloze over the missed deadline with a flimsy excuse about traffic.
- The company attempted to gloze the scandal with a speech about “resilience and learning.”
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