Wiktionary:Word of the day/Archive/2008/April

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retroflex adj

Bent backwards. (phonetics): Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue is behind the alveolar ridge or touches the palate

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Dutch wife n

A long body-length pillow that can be held or wrapped around one's body while sleeping. In East and Southeast Asia, a wicker or bamboo tube the size of a person for cooling use in the bed

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prorogue v

To suspend a parliamentary session or to discontinue the meetings of a parliament without formally ending the session. To defer

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espalier n

A horticultural technique using pruning and shaping to train the branches of a tree or shrub into a two-dimensional ornamental design, as along a wall or fence. A plant that has been shaped in this manner

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dyed-in-the-wool adj

(figuratively) Firmly established in a person's beliefs or habits; deeply ingrained in the nature of a person or thing

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garner v

To earn; to acquire by virtue of ones endeavours. To accumulate something. To reap grain, gather it up, and store it in a granary

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