wraith |rāθ|
noun
a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, esp. one seen shortly before or after their death.
• used in similes and metaphors to describe a pale, thin, or insubstantial person or thing : heart attacks had reduced his mother to a wraith.
• poetic/literary a wisp or faint trace of something : a sea breeze was sending a gray wraith of smoke up the slopes.
DERIVATIVES
wraithlike |-ˌlīk| |ˈreɪθˈlaɪk| adjective
ORIGIN early 16th cent. (originally Scots): of unknown origin.
When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.
—Thich Nhat Hanh (via classof1969)
(Source: thisblueboy, via classof1969)
gauche |gō sh |
adjective
lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward.
DERIVATIVES
gauchely |ˈgoʊʃli| adverb
gaucheness |ˈgoʊʃnəs| noun
ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: French, literally ‘left.’
schnozzola
(noun) Also schnoz, schnozz, or schnozzle.
- A nose, especially one of unusually large size.
—Swan Lee (Silas Lang)
Syd Barrett | Swan Lee (Silas Lang)
The 70,000 women who die annually as a result of unsafe abortion didn’t just die because abortion was illegal in the country they live in. They died because their lives were seen as dispensable by those in charge.
Tinge
tr. v.
To apply a trace of color to; tint.
To affect slightly, as with a contrasting quality
n.
A small amount of a color incorporated or added.
A slight added element, property, or influence
Donatello, David, c. 1446-1460
Things to think about when studying:
- How does this work differ from other versions of David?
- What is a cool fact about this sculpture? (I’ll tell you - it was the first freestanding bronze nude since antiquity. Great thing to throw in on an essay question.)
Engageantes (women’s false sleeves)
18th century, linen
metropolitan musuem
