If I had to guess I’d say the street was named after the Mount of Olives, but evidently “olivette” also refers to a large theatrical floodlight, as well as to an oval-shaped kind of button or piece of wood which is used to fasten garments by means of a loop.
For real? It almost does sound right, though I can't remember clearly. I remember Swee'pea and then the three brat boys Pipeye Peepeye and Poopeye, who were his nephews (originally only in a dream sequence but then brought magically to life to boost ratings or something). Found this: he and his wife did not have a daughter but they did adopt one her name was Dorothy. ... And I think you were just taking the piss...
Poignard noun A poignard or poniard is a long, lightweight thrusting knife with a continuously tapering, acutely pointed blade and crossguard, historically worn by the upper class, noblemen, or the knighthood.
And I wonder how closely it's related to poignant? Probably means 'to have a good point' or something close. Here it is: poignant (adj.) late 14c., poinaunt, "painful to physical or mental feeling" (of sauce, spice, wine as well as things that affect the feelings), from Old French poignant "sharp, pointed" (13c.), present participle of poindre "to prick, sting," from Latin pungere "to prick, pierce, sting," figuratively, "to vex, grieve, trouble, afflict" (from suffixed form of PIE root *peuk-"to prick"). Interesting that it's closely related to pungent as well—a sharp smell.
Did you discover this from the short story contest in in March I think? That's when I first learned it. And I may have even played AD&D in the past (supposedly).
No, it was mentioned in one of the three books I was reading at the time. I honestly can't remember which one.
I read somewhere once that if the entire earth were to vanish entirely except for the nematodes, you'd still be able to make out the shape of it and everything on it.
Cordon noun a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area or building. "troops threw a cordon around the headquarters"
Yeah, that sounds familiar. The book I'm reading (40k fiction) used it to describe a formation of starships.
Darn, other than a polite version of damn: transitive verb 1: to mend with interlacing stitches 2: to embroider by filling in with long running or interlacing stitches
Halluces noun plural of Hallux - 1. A person’s big toe 2. the innermost digit of the hind foot of vertebrates.
Gribiche is a cold egg sauce in French cuisine, made by emulsifying hard-boiled egg yolks and mustard with a neutral oil like canola or grapeseed.
