Word of the Day
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Scute (noun) – A turtle word! This is a bony plate, a sort of chitinous scale like you’d find on a turtle (the word originates in Latin from “scutum”, meaning “shield”)
Word in a Sentence: In my novel Choices Meant for Gods, the dragon fledgling that visits Chariss has thin scutes, delicate in his youth, and she fears for his safety.
Your turn! Surely someone has a reptile sentence!
"Some days, you just want the dragon to win."
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Scute (noun) – A turtle word! This is a bony plate, a sort of chitinous scale like you’d find on a turtle (the word originates in Latin from “scutum”, meaning “shield”)
Word in a Sentence: In my novel Choices Meant for Gods, the dragon fledgling that visits Chariss has thin scutes, delicate in his youth, and she fears for his safety.
Your turn! Surely someone has a reptile sentence!
"Some days, you just want the dragon to win."
posted by Sandy Lender | 10:06 AM
2 Comments:
When I saw the snake, coiled up on the ground in front of me, I tried to immediately pull the nylon windbreaker tighter, wanting it to serve as best it could like a scute for my arms and chest, if the snake decided to spring and hit high in its aim.
Fantastic, Jeni. I like it.
Sandy L.
"Some days, you just want the dragon to win."
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