Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Kathy at Bermudaonion where you can share new words that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love. Join in by writing a post and then add your link to Mr. Linky at Bermudaonion.
I came across one word I wasn’t sure of last week (although in context it’s not too difficult to figure out) while reading The Christmas Ranch by RaeAnne Thayne:
rictus – ric·tus – a fixed grimace or grin.
By the time Monday morning rolled around, Hope was afraid her face had permanently frozen in that rictus of a fake smile.
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I had to look up rictus while reading Gone Girl and almost shared for WWW too! Glad I wasn’t the only one stumped. Have a happy Thanksgiving.
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I thought I knew this word, but I was wrong!
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A wonderfully descriptive word.
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I’ve heard that word used to describe the open mouth of a bird (my hubs is a nature show addict), but not as a grimace or grin.
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I have never heard of rictus before, but I think I can picture it.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, Mary!
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New word for me, have a Happy Thanksgiving.
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Never heard that one
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That word sounded very familiar and I had an idea of what it meant but I couldn’t have defined it. Have a Happy Thanksgiving, Mary!
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By the sound of it I thought this word meant something else entirely.
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