Strange Names of 33 Things ..

[LuzyC 0]

Strange Names of 33 Things You Never Knew had Names

AGLET - The plain or ornamental covering on the end of a shoelace.

ARMSAYE - The armhole in clothing.

CHANKING - Spat-out food, such as rinds or pits.

COLUMELLA NASI - The bottom part of the nose between the nostrils.

DRAGÉES - Small beadlike pieces of candy, usually silver-coloured, used for decorating cookies, cakes and sundaes.

FEAT - A dangling curl of hair.

FERRULE - The metal band on a pencil that holds the eraser in place.

HARP - The small metal hoop that supports a lampshade.

HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER - A 64th note. (A 32nd is a demisemiquaver, and a 16th note is a semiquaver.)

JARNS, NITTLES, GRAWLIX, and QUIMP - Various squiggles used to denote cussing in comic books.

KEEPER - The loop on a belt that keeps the end in place after it has passed through the buckle.

KICK or PUNT - The indentation at the bottom of some wine bottles. It gives added strength to the bottle but lessens its holding capacity.

LIRIPIPE - The long tail on a graduate's academic hood.

MINIMUS - The little finger or toe.

NEF - An ornamental stand in the shape of a ship.

OBDORMITION - The numbness caused by pressure on a nerve; when a limb is `asleep'.

OCTOTHORPE - The symbol `#' on a telephone handset. Bell Labs' engineer Don Macpherson created the word in the 1960s by combining octo-, as in eight, with the name of one of his favourite athletes, 1912 Olympic decathlon champion Jim Thorpe.

OPHRYON - The space between the eyebrows on a line with the top of the eye sockets.

PEEN - The end of a hammer head opposite the striking face.

PHOSPHENES - The lights you see when you close your eyes hard. Technically the luminous impressions are due to the excitation of the retina caused by pressure on the eyeball.

PURLICUE - The space between the thumb and extended forefinger.

RASCETA - Creases on the inside of the wrist.

ROWEL - The revolving star on the back of a cowboy's spurs.

SADDLE - The rounded part on the top of a matchbook.

SCROOP - The rustle of silk.

SNORKEL BOX - A mailbox with a protruding receiver to allow people to deposit mail without leaving their cars.

SPRAINTS - Otter dung.

TANG - The projecting prong on a tool or instrument.

WAMBLE - Stomach rumbling.

ZARF - A holder for a handleless coffee cup.

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.. never heard of this words before ...so interesting for me..

[Jenn! 918]

Thanks, Luz! I can honestly say I didn't know a single one of those. I think I'll memorize the list so I can sound really smart and parties and stuff.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

I knew a few of these already -- aglet, ferrule, harp, keeper, kick, peen, rowel (of course ! after all I live in Texas ), and tang (snicker.)

Now expanding my vocab to include some of the others. I think spraints and octothorpe will be definitely entering my general speech

Very cool list !

[Jenn! 918]

I knew a few of these already

Show-off!

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

I knew a few of these already

Show-off!

Well EVERYBODY should know aglet and tang I mean..... derrrrrr.....

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Cool list! I knew 8 of these as well - hehe actually the same 8 as Wife of Mahmoud except I didn't know her 9th - kick - but now I do:-). Thanks

[Mags 112]

Yup, everyone should own a Snorkel Box!

[ChristinaM 0]

Hemidemisemiquavers are just another way of life for British musicians - I have far more trouble knowing what a 32nd or 64th note is!

There were some pretty interesting things in there, thanks for sharing Luzy!