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Word of the Day for Sunday, August 1, 2010prognosticate \prog-NOS-ti-keyt\, verb: 1. To forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy. While it's too early to prognosticate if soccer can work its way into the upper echelon of sports in the U.S., the game certainly is riding a high. This task was accordingly undertaken by the lame lieutenant, who, among other paragraphs, read that which follows, with an elevation of voice which seemed to prognosticate something extraordinary: ' We are informed, that admiral Bower will very soon be created a British peer, for his eminent services during the war, particularly in his late engagement with the French fleet.' Prognosticate derives from the Latin prognōsticāre, "to tell the future." | |||||||||
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  "Caftans" and "tallitot" — Who wore what at the Clinton/Mezvinsky wedding & what it means The nuptials of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky focus attention on the surprising history of some great words and attire: fuchsia, tuxedo, yarmulke, and more. The groom, who is Jewish, wore a tallit and a yarmulke. A tallit is a shawl-like garment usually made from wool or silk. It has fringes, called zizith, at the four corners.... | |||||||||
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What's most important about the tallit isn't actually the tallit, though - that's what you see first.
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