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Word of the Thursday

Alright: two words of the Thursday because I (again) missed last week's.

Ready?
(1.)
flan‧nel -nelled, -nel‧ling.
–noun
1. a soft, slightly napped fabric of wool or wool and another fiber, used for trousers, jackets, shirts, etc.
2. a soft, warm, light fabric of cotton or cotton and another fiber, thickly napped on one side and used for sleepwear, undergarments, sheets, etc.
3. flannels,
a. an outer garment, esp. trousers, made of flannel.
b. woolen undergarments.
4.British.
a. a washcloth.
b. Informal. nonsense; humbug; empty talk.
c. Informal. flattery; insincere or overdone praise. –verb (used with object)
5. to cover or clothe with flannel.
6. to rub with flannel.
Origin: 1300–50; ME flaunneol, perh. dissimilated var. of flanyn sackcloth of wool (akin to L lāna) -en suffix denoting a single item (as a piece of a mass noun or sing. of a collective pl.)

(2.)(this one is for Crystal):

mas‧och‧ism
–noun
1. the act of turning one's destructive tendencies inward or upon oneself.
2. gratification gained from pain, deprivation, degradation, etc., inflicted or imposed on oneself, either as a result of one's own actions or the actions of others, esp. the tendency to seek this form of gratification.
3. Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
4. the tendency to find pleasure in self-denial, submissiveness, etc.
[Origin: 1890–95; named after L. von Sacher-Masoch, who described it; see -ism] —Related forms
mas‧och‧ist, noun
mas‧och‧is‧tic, adjective
mas‧och‧is‧ti‧cal‧ly, adverb


Consider this an intervention, because they don't sell mace in gas stations.

Love ya!
-Sra

posted by Sara Ann @ 11:27 PM