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2007

Thirthy-three Names of Things You Never Knew had Names

Posted by stevenl in MiscellaneousLanguage

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  Thirthy-three Names of Things You Never Knew had Names:
  1. AGLET-The plain or ornamental covering on the end of a shoelace.
  2. ARMSAYE-The armhole in clothing.
  3. CHANKING-Spat-out food, such as rinds or pits.
  4. COLUMELLA NASI-The bottom part of the nose between the nostrils.
  5. DRAGÉES-Small beadlike pieces of candy, usually silver-coloured, used for decorating cookies, cakes and sundaes.
  6. FEAT-A dangling curl of hair.
  7. FERRULE-The metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place.
  8. HARP-The small metal hoop that supports a lampshade.
  9. HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER-A 64th note. (A nd is a demisemiquaver, and a 6th note is a semiquaver.)
  10. JARNS,
  11. NITTLES,
  12. GRAWLIX,
  13. and QUIMP-Various squiggles used to denote cussing in comic books.
  14. KEEPER-The loop on a belt that keeps the end in place after it has passed through the buckle.
  15. KICK or PUNT-The indentation at the bottom of some wine bottles. It gives added strength to the bottle but lessens its holding capacity.
  16. LIRIPIPE-The long tail on a graduate's academic hood.
  17. MINIMUS-The little finger or toe.
  18. NEF-An ornamental stand in the shape of a ship.
  19. OBDORMITION-The numbness caused by pressure on a nerve; when a limb is 'asleep'.
  20. OCTOTHORPE-The symbol '#' on a telephone handset. Bell Labs' engineer Don Macpherson created the word in the 960s by combining octo-, as in eight, with the name of one of his favourite athletes, 9 Olympic decathlon champion Jim Thorpe.
  21. OPHRYON-The space between the eyebrows on a line with the top of the eye sockets.
  22. PEEN-The end of a hammer head opposite the striking face.
  23. PHOSPHENES-The lights you see when you close your eyes hard. Technically the luminous impressions are due to the excitation of the retina caused by pressure on the eyeball.
  24. PURLICUE-The space between the thumb and extended forefinger.
  25. RASCETA-Creases on the inside of the wrist.
  26. ROWEL-The revolving star on the back of a cowboy's spurs.
  27. SADDLE-The rounded part on the top of a matchbook.
  28. SCROOP-The rustle of silk.
  29. SNORKEL BOX-A mailbox with a protruding receiver to allow people to deposit mail without leaving their cars.
  30. SPRAINTS-Otter dung.
  31. TANG-The projecting prong on a tool or instrument.
  32. WAMBLE-Stomach rumbling.
  33. ZARF-A holder for a handleless coffee cup.

Now write a story using all of these terms :)



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