Word of the Days 10-11

Word of the Day 10~~October 10, 2009

Reverie \REV-uh-ree\

noun:

1.
A state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing.
2.
A daydream.
3.
A fantastic, visionary, or impractical idea.
4.
Music. An instrumental composition of a vague and dreamy character.


Origin:
Reverie is from Middle English, revelry, from Old French, from rever, to dream.

Word of the Day 11~~October 11, 2009


Descry \dih-SKRY\

transitive verb:

1.
To catch sight of, especially something distant or obscure; to discern.
2.
To discover by observation; to detect.


Origin:
Descry comes from Middle English, from Old French descrier, "to cry out, to proclaim." The Middle English word was originally applied to shouting one's discovery of an enemy, of game, or of land.