The Wonderful World Of Words, 3/4/17
As an artist I can honestly say - and I believe I am not alone - that today's word makes my stomach feel funny.
DEFINITION:
Noun -
A sickly, putrid colour
ETYMOLOGY/ORIGIN:
Mid 19th century, but the origin is yet unknown
PRONUNCIATION:
[wel-mish]
SCRABBLE SCORE:
15, but it is not recognized as an official Scrabble word
USAGE/EXAMPLES:
"Your doll-sized daughter has brought you a kelp flower that smells of salt to pin to your lapel. Into your WELMISH eye, she says the world is drearful and you should go now."
--Legitimate Dangers: American Poets of the New Century
Michael Dumanis, Cate Marvin, 2006
"Her WELMISH complexion was the first indication that she had caught the flu."
--kennedypirlet.blogspot.com
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