Martinet

MARTINET

-noun

a person who maintains strict discipline, especially in a military force

We call her the “union leader”

She keeps track of dinner times

Demanding more crunchies and cuddles

Fuzzy assertive martinet 

Rood

ROOD

-noun

1. a crucifix, especially one set on a beam or screen at the entrance to the chancel of a church

2. the cross on which Christ was crucified

3. a unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre or 0.10117 hectares

4. a unit of area equal to 40 square rods

So heavy was the load

So cumbersome the rood

That he lost his breeches

(Supposing he had any to start with)

Argie-bargie

ARGIE-BARGIE

-noun

(British, informal) . a wrangling argument or verbal dispute.

Also called:: argle-bargle

Reason 24 not to

Have an argie-bargie:

(It’s a headache)

Gongorism

GONGORISM

-noun

1. an affected literary style characterized by intricate language and obscurity

2. an example of this

While busied myself, concocting

Clever gongorisms about dawn

The kaleidoscope sky turned to grey

Misogamic

MISOGAMIC

-adj.

having a hatred of marriage

He sent a misogamic letter from the airport

While the crowd waited form him at the altar.

Widechapped

WIDECHAPPED

[ˈwaɪdˈtʃæpt]

-adj.

(literary) open-mouthed

The massive urn shows

Widechapped spouts

Yet all are closed

There is no escape

Scoff

SCOFF

-verb

1. (intr.) often followed by “at” .to speak contemptuously (about); express derision (for); mock

2. (trans.) (obsolete) . to regard with derision

-noun

3. an expression of derision

4. an object of derision

-verb

1. to eat (food) fast and greedily; devour

-noun

2. food or rations

Raspberries

Are not to be scoffed at

But rather to be scoffed

Before the season stops

For another year

Agog

AGOG

-adj.

(postpositive) highly impatient, eager, or curious

She thrust her face into mine

Agog and slightly miffed

How can I be so utterly useless?

Revelry

REVELRY

-noun

noisy or unrestrained merrymaking

Wine gives wings

As shown in this example

Etruscan revelry

Gadroon

GADROON

-noun

1. a moulding composed of a series of convex flutes and curves joined to form a decorative pattern, used especially as an edge to silver articles

2. (architecture) . a carved ornamental moulding having a convex cross section

Also: godroon

Etruscan urn

Iron gadroons

Tying up a head

Spewing water

Wellnigh

WELL-NIGH

-adv.

nearly; almost

They write and read

Well-nigh function

As alternate realities

Of full human beings

Envermeil

ENVERMEIL

[ɪnˈvɜːmɪl]

-verb

(trans.) (literary) . to colour or dye with vermilion; give a reddish colour to

The last of dying suns

Envermeils the sky

Harbinger of doom

Rodomontade

RODOMONTADE

[ˌrɒdəmɒnˈteɪd]

-noun

boastful words or behaviour; bragging

-verb

(intr.) to boast, bluster, or rant

Murder and damnation

Mentioned in a same breath

A demon’s rodomontade

Lambic

LAMBIC

-noun

a type of Belgian beer naturally brewed from raw wheat and ambient wild yeast in wooden casks, and left to naturally ferment for a long time

Going through Brussels

Trying all the lambic

Vail

VAIL

-verb (trans.)

(obsolete)

1. to lower (something, such as a weapon), especially as a sign of deference or submission

2. to remove (the hat, cap, etc.) as a mark of respect or meekness

-noun, -verb

1. an archaic word for avail

-noun, -verb

1. an archaic spelling of veil

In the end Life vailed

And Death took him

May he rest in peace

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Gad

GAD

-verb

1. (intr.) (often followed by “about” or “around”) . to go out in search of pleasure, especially in an aimless manner; gallivant

-noun

2. carefree adventure

-noun

1. (mining) a short chisel-like instrument for breaking rock or coal from the face

2. a goad for driving cattle

3. a western US word for spur

-verb

4. (trans.) (mining) . to break up or loosen with a gad

Pictures on a wall

A pleasant mental gad

Until a new coat of paint

Or an attack of the gad

Draggle

DRAGGLE

-verb

1. to make or become wet or dirty by trailing on the ground; bedraggle

2. (intr.) to lag; dawdle

Let's meander
Draggle by the sea
Lazy cormorants

Pore

PORE

-verb (intr.)

1. (followed by “over”) . to make a close intent examination or study (of a book, map, etc.)

2. (followed by “over” or “upon”) . to think deeply (about) 

3. (followed by “over”, “on”, or “upon”) (rare) . to look earnestly or intently (at); gaze fixedly (upon)

-noun

1. (anatomy, zoology) any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal

2. (botany) any small aperture, especially that of a stoma through which water vapour and gases pass

3. any other small hole, such as a space in a rock, soil, etc.

Squinting,

I pore over faded letters

But fail to decipher

A Celtic message

Pour

POUR

-verb

1. to flow or cause to flow in a stream

2. (trans.) to issue, emit, etc., in a profuse way

3. (intr.) to move together in large numbers; swarm

4. (intr.) to serve tea, coffee, etc.

-noun

5. a pouring, downpour, etc.

A pour of serenity

Grits fall at the bottom

Pavonine

PAVONINE

-adj.

of or resembling a peacock or the colours, design, or iridescence of a peacock's tail

Above the morning sea

A pavonine dawn

Bilberry

BILBERRY

-noun

1. any of several ericaceous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium, having edible blue or blackish berries, like blueberry

2. the fruit of any of these plants

Cut bilberries

Disappointing in colours

Great in taste

How do they stain my teeth?

Affeerment

AFFEERMENT

-noun

the act of deciding upon or settling penalties or fines

He'll look up from his nap

Affeerment all over his face

We will never atone

For being merely human

Gimlet

GIMLET

-noun

1. a small hand tool consisting of a pointed spiral tip attached at right angles to a handle, used for boring small holes in wood

2. (US) a cocktail consisting of half gin or vodka and half lime juice

3. a eucalyptus of West Australia having a twisted bole

-verb

4. (trans.) to make holes in (wood) using a gimlet

-adj.

5. penetrating; piercing

I call it a gimlet

(I can be pedantic that way)

As long as I can get

My way with wine

Aver

AVER

-verb (trans.)

1. to state positively; assert

2. (law) . to allege as a fact or prove to be true

He likes to point

To averred facts

A blank page

Avert

AVERT

-verb (trans.)

1. to turn away or aside

2. to ward off; prevent from occurring

Rather than avert transit

Court such coincidences

Whimsy

WHIMSY

-noun

1. a capricious idea or notion

2. light or fanciful humour

3. something quaint or unusual

-adj.

4. quaint, comical, or unusual, often in a tasteless way

Lurking in darkness

A plucky whimsy gang

Visiting terror on small children

“Eat your greens!’ threats

Whilom

WHILOM

-adv.

formerly; once

-adj.

(prenominal) one-time; former

I saw snow

Whilom and forgot

How beautiful

And cold the world was

Shivering skeletons

Linseed

LINSEED

-noun

the seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil. Also called: flaxseed

A rampart of linseed

Nutty sesame hiding

Fragrant cep mixture

Renitent

RENITENT

-adj.

(rare)

1. reluctant; recalcitrant

2. not flexible

3. resisting physical pressure

He’d like a cuddle

Or even just a quick brush

But is too renitent

Too shy to come along

Pogonip

POGONIP

-noun

an icy winter fog

Warm earth

Breathes fire

Into a cold sky

Pogonip

Serein

SEREIN

-noun

fine rain falling from a clear sky after sunset, especially in the tropics

That it should come to that

Hoping for serein to come

To wash away sweaty tears

Desperate night blossoms