New Words

[julesapple]

loquaciousness......

[veggiechicken]

This is fun!! Word Dynamo - Free Study Guides, Quizzes, Games, and Flashcards
It will estimate how many words you know by answering a few questions. Mine was 50,061. Luckily I didn't have to list them

[julesapple]

50,017 at college level.

Nostology.....

[Aberdeenplotter]

45597, you're a clever clogs Jules

[Aberdeenplotter]

and you VC

[veggiechicken]

That site is compulsive - once you get into the wordgames. I must stop procrastinating (thanks AP).

[Aberdeenplotter]

I love playing with words at the best of times . Not so good at it as Kenny - Snohare but I still have fun

[julesapple]

45597, you're a clever clogs Jules

Nice to know I have lots of words at my disposal to describe the mush the rest of my brain has turned into

[bearded bloke]

Best word ever ................................. AMAZULU ............... a word you will always remember











Why is that BB I hear you ask ??????????











Because it's .............

Whoops went all Flo in that post

[mothhawk]

What, exactly, does Christingle mean? I know what it is, an orange with a candle stuck in it, but what does the word mean?

[Aberdeenplotter]

A Christingle is a symbolic object, related to the pomander, used in the advent services of many Christian denominations. A Christingle consists of:
an orange representing the world;
a red ribbon around it representing the blood of Christ;
dolly mixtures, dried fruits or sweets skewered on cocktail sticks pushed into the orange, representing the fruits of the earth and the four seasons; and
a lit candle pushed into the centre of the orange, representing Jesus Christ as the light of the world.
The base of the candle is commonly wrapped in tinfoil. Many regard this as functional, though others ascribe it with a specific meaning.

full description and origin here Christingle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Newton]

Black adder. Dictionary........brilliant. Discombobulating!

[Aberdeenplotter]

threw me into a state of discombobulation anyways

[mothhawk]

A Christingle is a symbolic object, related to the pomander, used in the advent services of many Christian denominations. A Christingle consists of:
an orange representing the world;
a red ribbon around it representing the blood of Christ;
dolly mixtures, dried fruits or sweets skewered on cocktail sticks pushed into the orange, representing the fruits of the earth and the four seasons; and
a lit candle pushed into the centre of the orange, representing Jesus Christ as the light of the world.
The base of the candle is commonly wrapped in tinfoil. Many regard this as functional, though others ascribe it with a specific meaning.

full description and origin here Christingle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

But what does the word MEAN? What is its etymology? Christ - ingle...?

Edit: Ah, wait, a light bulb moment.... Christ + (ingle = fire), therefore Christ-fire, therefore Christmas candle. Simples.

[veggiechicken]

Thanks MH and AP re Christingle - I see it wasn't introduced into the Anglican Church until 1968. As a lapsed Non-Conformist I had no idea what it was - still can't imagine it really But that's one more new thing I've learnt today