These words are from the book "The Snow Garden" by Christopher Rice.Carrel = a table or desk with three sides extending above the writing surface to serve as partitions, designed for individual study, as in a library.
Chiaroscuro = the distribution of light and shade in a picture.
Cladding = the act or process of bonding one metal to another, usually to protect the inner metal from corrosion.
Subsumed = to take up into a more inclusive classification.
Sylphs = (in folklore) one of a race of supernatural beings supposed to inhabit the air.
Thrall = a person who is morally or mentally enslaved by some power or influence.
2 comments:
Those are great words! I've seen sylph or sylphlike used in a number of books.
And thanks for stopping by and mentioning you used gto be local! I went to school in Kent and liked it so much I never left!
Thanks for visiting today, Lisa. Thinking about where you live sure brings back lots of great memories!
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