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temporize
verb
to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
More about temporize
The current, somewhat negative, meaning of temporize, 鈥渢o be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting,鈥� is a relatively modern development of Middle French temporiser 鈥渢o pass the time, await one鈥檚 time,鈥� from Medieval Latin 迟别尘辫辞谤颈锄腻谤别 鈥渢o delay,鈥� equivalent to Medieval Latin 迟别尘辫辞谤腻谤别 鈥渢o delay, put off the time.鈥� All of the medieval words are derivatives of Latin tempor-, the inflectional stem of tempus 鈥渢ime,鈥� which has no certain etymology. Temporize entered English in the 16th century.
how is temporize used?
I’ll temporise till we are all dead and buried.
He is as likely as any man I know to temporize鈥攖o calculate what will be likely to promote his own reputation and advantage …
More about eyewinker
Eyewinker is a very rare noun, originally Scottish and now mostly an American regionalism. Eye needs no explanation; winker has several meanings: “eyelash, eyelid, eye, something that gets in the eye and makes one blink.” Eyewinker entered English in the early 19th century.
how is eyewinker used?
“Last night鈥�at dinner”鈥�Mrs. Appel eyed him accusingly鈥�“I found鈥�an eyewinker鈥�in the hard sauce.”
Not even an eyewinker was left to her.
More about regina
The Latin noun 谤脓驳墨苍补 鈥渜ueen鈥� is obviously related to the Latin noun 谤脓虫 (inflectional stem 谤脓驳-) 鈥渒ing,鈥� but how 谤脓驳墨苍补 is derived from 谤脓虫 is tricky. There is also a deceptive resemblance between 谤脓虫 and 谤脓驳墨苍补 and Sanskrit 谤腻虂箩补苍– 鈥渞ajah, king鈥� and 谤腻虂箩帽墨– 鈥渜ueen, ranee鈥� (谤脓驳墨苍补 and 谤腻虂箩帽墨– are not directly related). There is a definite connection, however, between Latin 谤脓虫 (谤脓驳-), 谤脓驳墨苍补 and the Celtic words for king, e.g., Old Irish 谤铆 (from 谤墨办蝉), and its stem 谤铆g (from 谤墨驳–os). 搁铆驳补颈苍, the Old Irish word for queen, is cognate with 谤脓驳墨苍补. Regina dates from Old English times.
how is regina used?
He represented the rule of law, and in Miromara the law bowed to no one, not even the regina herself.
“Mother of heaven, regina of the clouds … .”