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The English adjective oneiric derives from the Greek noun 贸苍别颈谤辞蝉 鈥渄ream, the god of dreams.鈥� 脱苍别颈谤辞蝉 itself is a later derivative from the noun 贸苍补谤 鈥渄ream, fortune-telling dream; in a dream.鈥� Oneiromancy is divination through dreams; oneirocriticism is the interpretation of dreams. 脱nar has relatives in only two other Indo-European languages: Albanian 毛苍诲毛谤谤毛 (the 毛 represents schwa) and Armenian anurj, both meaning 鈥渄ream鈥� (linguists have recognized for nearly a century features of phonology, morphology, and vocabulary shared only by Greek and Armenian). Oneiric entered English in the mid-19th century.
how is oneiric used?
The clouds are pregnant and always in bloom, like oneiric cauliflowers ….
Leonardo鈥檚 world was atomistic, volatile, constantly in flux. At the same time, it was also surprising and oneiric, like scenes from a daydream, and this is how he depicted that world in his art.
rax
verb (used without object)
to stretch oneself, as after sleeping.
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The verb rax 鈥渢o stretch oneself, as after sleeping,鈥� is used in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Rax comes from Middle English raxen, rasken (Old English racsan, raxan). Raxan is from the same root as rack 鈥渁 bar, framework of bars鈥� and is akin to the verb reccan, reccean 鈥渢o stretch, extend.鈥� Rax dates from the Old English period.
how is rax used?
The quenis dog begowthe to rax …
On easy chair that pamper’d lie, / Wi’ banefu’ viands gustit high, / And turn an’ fauld their weary clay, / To rax an’ gaunt the live-lang day.
orbicular
adjective
like an orb; circular; ringlike; spherical; rounded.
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The uncommon adjective orbicular ultimately comes from the rare Late Latin adjective 辞谤产颈肠耻濒腻谤颈蝉 鈥渃ircular, orbicular,鈥� which occurs in zoological and botanical texts. 翱谤产颈肠耻濒腻谤颈蝉 is a derivative of orbiculus 鈥渟mall disk or ring, small wheel or pulley.鈥� Orbiculus is a diminutive of the noun orbis 鈥渞ing, disk, hoop, millstone, table, tabletop (i.e., a two-dimensional figure), sphere, ball, globe (i.e., describing a heavenly body).鈥� In English, orbicular is about as restricted in usage as it is in Latin, occurring in anatomy, physiology, botany, and zoology. Orbicular entered English in the 15th century.
how is orbicular used?
The whole orbicular World hangs by a golden chain from that part of the battlements of Heaven whence the angels fell.
黑料网 would be thought of a zoologist who should describe the feet of the web-footed birds as orbicular disks, divided to a great or less extent?