Word of the Day

Because I am a word nerd, I subscribe to a word of the day email from Dictionary.com. Lately there were two words that I felt were just perfect for us right now!

swaddle \SWOD-l\, verb:

1. To bind an infant with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement.
2. To wrap (anything) round with bandages.

noun:
1. A long, narrow strip of cloth used for swaddling or bandaging.

A child is our natural company; it is a delight to us to make a fright of it, to fondle it, to swaddle it, to dress and undress it, to cuddle it, to sing it lullabies, to cradle it, to get it up, to put it to bed, and to nourish it…
— Honoré de Balzac, Droll Stories

calvous \KAL-vuhs\, adjective:

Lacking all or most of the hair on the head; bald.

The wit’s voluminous neckerchief unraveled and slipped to the mold, and the spangled silver wig fell from the telltale calvous head.
— D. M. Cornish, Lamplighter

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