Jul 15, 2010

vivisepulture

noun • an act or instance of burying someone alive

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Apr 23, 2010

armsaye

Alternatively: armscye.

noun - the armhole in a clothing item

Originally “arm’s eye”.

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Apr 22, 2010

erinaceous

adjective • /ˌɛ.rɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/, /ˌɛ.rəˈneɪ.ʃəs/ • of, relating to, or resembling a hedgehog

From Latin erinaceus “hedgehog”

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pareidolia

noun • /pær.aɪˈdəʊ.li.ə/, /pɛɹ.aɪˈdo.li.ə/ • a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant or known to the viewer (eg faces in clouds, canals on Mars)

From the Greek παρα- (para-), “amiss, wrong” + εἴδωλον (eidōlon), “image”

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