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scottobearidyll (EYE-dl), noun:
1. A simple descriptive work, either in poetry or prose, dealing with simple, rustic life; pastoral scenes; and the like.
2. A narrative poem treating an epic, romantic, or tragic theme.
3. A lighthearted carefree episode or experience.
4. A romantic interlude.
Idyll ultimately derives from Greek eidullion, "a short descriptive poem (usually on pastoral subjects); an idyll," from eidos, "that which is seen; form; shape; figure." The adjective form is idyllic.
gadfly (GAD-fly) noun
1. One who persistently annoys.
2. Any of the various types of flies that bite livestock.
[From gad (a goad for cattle), from Middle English, from Old Norse gaddr.]
1. A simple descriptive work, either in poetry or prose, dealing with simple, rustic life; pastoral scenes; and the like.
2. A narrative poem treating an epic, romantic, or tragic theme.
3. A lighthearted carefree episode or experience.
4. A romantic interlude.
Idyll ultimately derives from Greek eidullion, "a short descriptive poem (usually on pastoral subjects); an idyll," from eidos, "that which is seen; form; shape; figure." The adjective form is idyllic.
gadfly (GAD-fly) noun
1. One who persistently annoys.
2. Any of the various types of flies that bite livestock.
[From gad (a goad for cattle), from Middle English, from Old Norse gaddr.]
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Date: 2001-10-24 05:35 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2001-10-24 05:36 pm (UTC)hmm
Date: 2001-10-24 07:11 pm (UTC)Re: hmm
Date: 2001-10-24 08:09 pm (UTC)Hello. :)