for the love of words.

cel•e•brate |ˈseləˌbrāt|
verb [ trans. ]1 mark a significant or happy day or event.• [ intrans. ] do something enjoyable to mark such an occasion : she celebrated with a glass of champagne.• reach (a birthday or anniversary).2  honor or praise publicly : a film celebrating the actor's career | [as adj. ] (cel•e•bra•ted) a celebrated mathematician.DERIVATIVEScel•e•bra•tor |-ˌbrātər| nouncel•e•bra•to•ry |səˈlebrəˌtôrē; ˈseləbrə-|adjectiveORIGIN late Middle English (sense 2) : from Latin celebrat- ‘celebrated,’ from the verbcelebrare, from celeber, celebr- ‘frequented or honored.’

...so. here i am, breaking the cardinal rule of blogging, and putting up another post on one day. why, you ask, would i dare to do such a thing? well... simply, for the love of words.see, i just discovered that today - October 16th - is NATIONAL DICTIONARY DAY in the USA. 

NATIONAL DICTIONARY DAY, guys! how amazing is that?! as an avid reader, i've always been a wordie; i'm crazy about discovering new words, their meanings and their origins. when i was in school, i'd often flip open the dictionary and start reading random definitions; heck, i still do that! so i couldn't pass up the opportunity to celebrate National Dictionary Day, albeit in the small little way that i can.and what is that, you might wonder? well, i'm going to introduce you to some pretty amazing words that i'll bet you never knew existed ;) Karen To, a graphic designer, started a project called The Dead Words in 2010, where she illustrates words that were once used in everyday English and are now uncommon, often no longer found in dictionaries and basically on the point of extinction.so how about...

Coquinate (koh-kee-nit) v.1656-1658, to behave as a cook

Example: Martha may seem to be able to coquinate, but her actions are highly scripted..

Lettering by Rebecca Duff-Smith

Findible (fahyn-dee-buhl) adj.1656-1790, able to be cleft or split

Example: This pie is perfectly findible, if we can agree to some simple rules for cutting it.

Lettering by Abbe Sublett

Famelicose ( fuh-Mel-i-kohs), adj. 1730-1775; often or very hungry.

Lettering by Karen To (this, by the way, is the STORY OF MY LIFE.)

Gaudiloquent (goh-DIL-uh-kwuhnt), adj. 1656-1727; speaking joyfully or on joyful matters

Lettering by Karen To

Stigmatypy(stig-mat-tahy-pee) n.1852-1852, printing portraits using dots of different sizes

Example: The use of stigmatypy takes enormous effort, but provides little artistic benefit.

 Lettering by Karen To

Sinapistic(sin-uh-piz-tik) adj.1879-1879, consisting of mustard

Example: The chef’s sinapistic sauces delighted connoisseurs of French cuisine.

Lettering by Hilka Riba

Oporopolist (oh-pawr-po-.list )n. 1671 -1725; A fruit-seller.

Lettering by Karen To

Yex (yesk) n. 700-1828; a hiccup or the hiccups.

Lettering by Karen To

Vicambulate(vi-kam-bul-eyt) v.1873-1873, to walk about in the streets

Example: Would you care to vicambulate with me on this fine evening, my dear?

Lettering by Anne Ulku

Quod (kwad), n. 1690-1700; Prison, the state of imprisonment, Also prison.

Lettering by Karen To

Jussulent (jus-soo-lent) adj.1656-1658, full of broth or soup

Example: The bubbling of the jussulent cauldron and the crackling of the campfire soothed her.

Lettering by Chris Mizen

pretty awesome, huh? :D now it's time for me to get some sleep, but HAPPY DICTIONARY DAY and don't forget to learn some new words!