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AllardChardon said:
Handley, Wiki says it is either etched or molded.

This next word conjures up visions of changing humans into statues, like a very funny fictional book by Thorne Smith called, "Night Life of the Gods".

lithify - verb (1877) to change into stone; PETRIFY: esp: to convert (unconsolidated sediment) into solid rock ~ vi: to become changed into stone
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It could lend a new meaning to the term "living rock"
 
AllardChardon said:
Handley, Wiki says it is either etched or molded.

This next word conjures up visions of changing humans into statues, like a very funny fictional book by Thorne Smith called, "Night Life of the Gods".

lithify - verb (1877) to change into stone; PETRIFY: esp: to convert (unconsolidated sediment) into solid rock ~ vi: to become changed into stone
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There are several 'dripping wells' in the UK. Objects hung in the dripping water become petrified.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrifying_well

Mother Shipton's Well at Knaresborough, Yorkshire is the most well-known one:

http://www.mothershipton.co.uk/
 
Og, as always, your links were very educational and lovely. The shapes of mineral deposits formed over time has always fascinated me and still does. Thank you for posting them.

lister(2) - noun (1887) a double-moldboard plow often equipped with a subsoiling attachment and used mainly where rainfall is limited
 
AllardChardon said:
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This next word conjures up visions of changing humans into statues, like a very funny fictional book by Thorne Smith called, "Night Life of the Gods".

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I didn't pick up on the reference to Thorne Smith.

Some of his other books have great plot bunnies for Literotica:

Turnabout - wife and husband swap bodies
The Stray Lamb - he turns into various animals (difficult to avoid Lit Rules)
Topper - meets very friendly party-loving ghosts
The Bishop's Jaegers
The Passionate Witch, etc.

For their period the plotlines and sex scenes were daring.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorne_Smith
 
Og, it was lovely reading about Thorne Smith on the Wiki link you posted, thank you. My mother introduced him to me, when I was a teenager, with "Topper" and then "Night Life of the Gods". I was a bit shocked by the sexuality, but he handled it so well, it seemed perfectly normal. A part of the way I write is based on his naturalness. Plus, I adored all the drinking. My parents were social drinkers, hosting lots of parties, so I had many opportunities to observe tipsy adults at home.

I love the sound of this word;

lissome also lissome - adj [alter. of lithesome] (1763) 1.a. easily flexed b. LITHE 2. NIMBLE
 
Greetings, posters.

lisle - noun often attrib [Lisle Lille, France] (1858) a smooth tightly twisted thread usually made of long-staple cotton
 
Og, I have seen those kinds of hats before, but never knew their proper name. Thanks for clueing me in.

liriope - noun [from Liriope, a nymph in Roman mythology] (1946) any of a genus of stemless Asian herbs of the lily family that are widely cultivated as ground cover for their grasslike leaves and small white, blue, or violet flowers
 
AllardChardon said:

liriope - noun [from Liriope, a nymph in Roman mythology] (1946) any of a genus of stemless Asian herbs of the lily family that are widely cultivated as ground cover for their grasslike leaves and small white, blue, or violet flowers
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From Wikipedia:

In Greek mythology, Liriope is a Boeotian naiad, who was probably the daughter of one of the Boeotian or Phocian river Gods. Liriope was loved by the river-god Cephissus, who was himself the son of Oceanus and Tethys, and bore his son Narcissus.

She is only mentioned in passing in Classical literature. Her son Narcissus is more famous.

Ovid, Metamorphoses 3. 342 ff (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) :
"Wave-blue water-nymph Liriope, whom once Cephisos in his sinuous flow embracing held and ravished. In due time the lovely Nymphe bore a fine infant boy, from birth adorable, and named her son Narcissus; and of him she asked the seer [Teiresias of Thebes], would he long years and ripe old age enjoy, who answered ‘If he shall himself not know.’ For long his words seemed vain; what they concealed the lad’s strange death and stranger love revealed [he fell in love with his own reflection and wasted away in unfulfilled yearning]."

The most famous depiction of Narcissus is by J W Waterhouse:

http://prints.encore-editions.com/500/0/john-william-waterhouse-echo-and-narcissus.jpg

With a half-naked Echo in the foreground, you can see that Waterhouse thought Narcissus was a very silly boy...
 
Og, Liriope, the mother of Narcissus, that is very interesting and I am so thankful to you for the additional information on the nymph. I agree with Waterhouse, Narcissus was a silly boy.

This was one of my mother's favorite words, as in "Don't get ~ with me, young lady!"

lippy - adj (ca. 1875) given to back talk
 
Somehow, I missed this one last time around;

liquescent - adj (ca. 1727) being or tending to become liquid: MELTING
 
Excuse me, but may I ask a question which may be considered almost off topic?
It concerns the word prefix ANTI-.
Generally, it is taken to mean, as I understand, to be the opposite.

But what of words l ike ANTICIPATION ?
what does Cipation mean ?

[sorry; I'll get my coat]
 
Handley_Page said:
Excuse me, but may I ask a question which may be considered almost off topic?
It concerns the word prefix ANTI-.
Generally, it is taken to mean, as I understand, to be the opposite.

But what of words l ike ANTICIPATION ?
what does Cipation mean ?

[sorry; I'll get my coat]
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www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cipation
Urban Dictionary
Apr 13, 2010 - cipation. Not giving a shit, as in, the opposite of anticipation. Groom: "I'm full of cipation about our upcoming wedding." by Phicas & Desecron ...
 
Handley_Page said:
Excuse me, but may I ask a question which may be considered almost off topic?
It concerns the word prefix ANTI-.
Generally, it is taken to mean, as I understand, to be the opposite.

But what of words l ike ANTICIPATION ?
what does Cipation mean ?

[sorry; I'll get my coat]
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Two similar prefixes from Concise Oxford:

ante = before, preceeding from Latin ante

anti - opposed to, against - noun plural antis informal use someone against.

anti- - 1. prefix (also ant-) opposed to, against anti-aircraft > preventing or relieving antibacterial > the opposite of anticlimax > acting as a rival antipope 2. Physics the antiparticle of a specified particle

anticipation is to be aware of a future event, so it is derived, despite its spelling, from ante, not anti. anticipate derives from Latin ante (before) and capere (take) [Og's note: capere is also the source of capture. So anticipate could be read as 'capture before' Don't count your chickens before they are hatched but it might be wise to anticipate by stocking up with chicken food.]
 
Og, I used to live in Oxnard, near Ventura, CA, and the biggest problem for earthquakes in that area was liquefaction. Thanks for the links, of course. And the clarification on ante and anti was nice and concise.

Harold, thanks to answering Handley's great question.

This newer word is too fun to pass up;

lip-lock - noun (1979) a long amorous kiss
 
Good day, posters. Harvest leaves me little time to play online. Please excuse my absence.

This one sounds good and I am hungry, so;

linzer torte - noun, often cap L (1906) a baked buttery torte made with chopped almonds, sugar, and spices and filled with jam or preserves
 
AllardChardon said:
Og, I used to live in Oxnard, near Ventura, CA, and the biggest problem for earthquakes in that area was liquefaction. Thanks for the links, of course. And the clarification on ante and anti was nice and concise.

Harold, thanks to answering Handley's great question.

This newer word is too fun to pass up;

lip-lock - noun (1979) a long amorous kiss
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It sounds to me of a word taken from the Wrestling which we used to see on the TV, full of this-lock or that.
It's a very appropriate description, though
 
Hello everyone.

lintwhite - noun [alter. of ME lynkwhyt by folk etymology fr. OE linetwige] (1513) LINNET
 
A pleasant greeting to you all.

linstock - noun (1575) a staff having a pointed foot (as for sticking into the ground) and a forked tip and formerly used to hold a lighted match for firing cannon
 
AllardChardon said:
A pleasant greeting to you all.

linstock - noun (1575) a staff having a pointed foot (as for sticking into the ground) and a forked tip and formerly used to hold a lighted match for firing cannon
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http://visual.merriam-webster.com/images/society/weapons/seventeenth-century-cannon-mortar/firing-accessories.jpg

The linstock was part of a cannon's equipment.

A long linstock was preferred so that the firer could stand well clear of the recoil.

A linstock in use:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMILWzE9f0k
 
Tio_Narratore said:
Óg' -- Irish adj. Young.
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As in the Irish Legend:

Tír na nÓg ([tʲiːɾˠ n̪ˠə ˈn̪ˠoːɡ]; "Land of the Young") or Tír na hÓige ("Land of Youth")

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tír_na_nÓg

But I'm not Noggin the Nog:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noggin_the_Nog

The stories were based around the central character of Noggin, the rather simple but good-natured son of Knut, King of the Nogs, and his queen Grunhilda. When King Knut dies, Noggin must find a queen to rule beside him or else forfeit the crown to his uncle, Nogbad the Bad. Noggin meets and marries Nooka of the Nooks, (an Eskimo princess), and becomes the new king. Noggin and Nooka have a son, Knut, who comes to the fore in later storylines.

Peter Firmin had (and still has) a wicked sense of humour. 'Noggin' comes from 'snogging' and Nooka of the Nooks from 'nookie'.

http://www.nogginthenog.co.uk/images/general/noggin.gif
 
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