(Source: libraryofawanderer, via commanderspock)
ar·a·besque (r-bsk)
n.
1. A ballet position in which the dancer stands on one straight leg with the arm extended forward and the other arm and leg extended backward.
2. A complex, ornate design of intertwined floral, foliate, and geometric figures.
3. Music An ornate, whimsical composition especially for piano.
4. An intricate or elaborate pattern or design
OH THIS IS LOVELY. I may print it out and post it over my desk for future reference and admiration :)
Only last night I was looking up how to spell “lorgnette!” Though I had mistakenly thought it was a cigarette holder for...
so THAT’S what a bodkin is.
where have you been all my life?!