Post by account_disabled on Dec 26, 2023 1:44:47 GMT -3
The series of articles dedicated to words that I happened to read for the first time or that I hadn't read for a long time continues. Sometimes they are terms that perhaps have come out of common use of language, other times they are foreign words, for which there is no valid equivalent. Here is the list of ten other words, with an indication of the book in which I found them (yes, when I found them I was reading Salem's Lot and The Wild Season ). Abbrivo : found on page 317 of the novel Salem's Lot by Stephen King. It is the speed of a ship, but also thrust, impulse, and is both a marine and mining term. Prongs : Found on page 332 of the novel Salem's Lot by Stephen King.
The simple tips of the fork or gallows. Thumb Wrinkler : Found on page 354 of the novel Salem's Lot by Stephen King. The Zingarelli dictionary is missing. It is an instrument of torture that leaves no doubt about the parts of the body on which it was subjected. Kudzu : found on page 377 of the novel Salem's Lot by Stephen King. The Zingarelli Special Data dictionary is missing. However, it is a weed of Asian origin. Psychopomps : Found on page 404 of the novel Salem's Lot by Stephen King. Term that comes from the Greek, he who leads souls. He was the Greek deity who took the souls of the dead to the afterlife. Tolla : found on page 452 of the novel Salem's Lot by Stephen King. It means tin or sheet metal. Loffa : Found on page 81 of the novel The Wild Season by Joe R. Lansdale. I always thought it was the vescia, a particular mushroom.
However, it is indeed a bladder, but in the first meaning, that is, it indicates the leakage of gas from the intestine... yes, that is exactly what it is. Hangnail : found on page 488 of the novel Salem's Lot by Stephen King. This word has two meanings: it means both a disease of birds and the skin that forms near the nails. Cribbage : Found on page 507 of the novel Salem's Lot by Stephen King. The Zingarelli dictionary is missing. It is a card game for two people, but also played by three or more. Sumac : found on page 546 of the novel Salt Nights by Stephen King. It is a tree and its bark, leaves and branches are used to create infusions against fever. I also did some writing exercises with these words, creating sentences or sentences. With the previous 10 new words I had also written 6 short stories. And with these too I created some sentences, which I decided to propose to you.
The simple tips of the fork or gallows. Thumb Wrinkler : Found on page 354 of the novel Salem's Lot by Stephen King. The Zingarelli dictionary is missing. It is an instrument of torture that leaves no doubt about the parts of the body on which it was subjected. Kudzu : found on page 377 of the novel Salem's Lot by Stephen King. The Zingarelli Special Data dictionary is missing. However, it is a weed of Asian origin. Psychopomps : Found on page 404 of the novel Salem's Lot by Stephen King. Term that comes from the Greek, he who leads souls. He was the Greek deity who took the souls of the dead to the afterlife. Tolla : found on page 452 of the novel Salem's Lot by Stephen King. It means tin or sheet metal. Loffa : Found on page 81 of the novel The Wild Season by Joe R. Lansdale. I always thought it was the vescia, a particular mushroom.
However, it is indeed a bladder, but in the first meaning, that is, it indicates the leakage of gas from the intestine... yes, that is exactly what it is. Hangnail : found on page 488 of the novel Salem's Lot by Stephen King. This word has two meanings: it means both a disease of birds and the skin that forms near the nails. Cribbage : Found on page 507 of the novel Salem's Lot by Stephen King. The Zingarelli dictionary is missing. It is a card game for two people, but also played by three or more. Sumac : found on page 546 of the novel Salt Nights by Stephen King. It is a tree and its bark, leaves and branches are used to create infusions against fever. I also did some writing exercises with these words, creating sentences or sentences. With the previous 10 new words I had also written 6 short stories. And with these too I created some sentences, which I decided to propose to you.