And the word of the day? Cynosure - centre of attraction, as in:"Whenever Nick plays floor hockey, his verbal byplay and stick-work antics make him a cynosure."
Yet another:espiègle • \es-PYEGL\ • adjective: frolicsome, roguishE.g.:"Shane appeared, -- a handsome young country-man, to whose features, originally sly and espiègle in expression, years of hockey had given that decent veteran air…"(Sir Don Cherry, "Old Dogs, New Tricks")
And the word of the day?
ReplyDeleteCynosure - centre of attraction, as in:
"Whenever Nick plays floor hockey, his verbal byplay and stick-work antics make him a cynosure."
Yet another:
ReplyDeleteespiègle • \es-PYEGL\ • adjective
: frolicsome, roguish
E.g.:
"Shane appeared, -- a handsome young country-man, to whose features, originally sly and espiègle in expression, years of hockey had given that decent veteran air…"
(Sir Don Cherry, "Old Dogs, New Tricks")