Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: perscopate

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en] Track the most recent changes to the wiki in this feed. perscopate 1 Jul 2011, 9:35 pm English: ← Older revision Revision as of 20:35, 1 July 2011 Line 2: Line 2: ===Etymology=== ===Etymology=== - From Latin [[per-]] 'throughout' + [[scopatus]], from [[scopa]] 'bristle' (classically only found in plural [[scopae]] 'broom, brush'). + From {{etyl|la}} [[per-]] 'throughout' + [[scopatus]], from [[scopa]] 'bristle' (classically only found in plural [[scopae]] 'broom, brush'). ===Pronunciation=== ===Pronunciation=== Line 11: Line 11: # {{archaic}} to [[bristle]] or [[horripilate]] # {{archaic}} to [[bristle]] or [[horripilate]] - #:* '''1970''': Let us take your cat: now suppose we shave her tail, so that it cannot shall I say '''''perscopate''''' or bristle; suppose we attach a board to her back, so that it cannot arch; suppose we then exhibit a displeasing sight – a sportive dog, for instance. — Patrick O'Brian, ''Master and Commander'' + #* {{quote-book|year=1970|passage=Let us take your cat: now suppose we shave her tail, so that it cannot shall I say '''''perscopate''''' or bristle; suppose we attach a board to her back, so that it cannot arch; suppose we then exhibit a displeasing sight – a sportive dog, for instance.|author=Patrick O'Brian|title=Master and Commander}} You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.