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bon viveur bawn vee-VI-Vyoor noun an elegant and refined person, especially when it comes to fine dining and social events; bon vivant 1913Gilbert Parker The Judgment House How had he died? Who killed him? Or did he die by his own hand? Had Adrian Fellowes, the rank materialist, the bon viveur, the man-luxury, the courage to kill himself by his own hand? If not, who killed him? She shuddered. They might say that she killed him. Labels: Gilbert Parker
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bouleversé bool-uh-ver-SAY noun upset; overthrown; in a state of turmoil; confused; reversed 1902Robert HichensThe Prophet of Berkeley SquareThe Prophet was entirely bouleverse.1906Robert HichensFlamesBut Jessie was bouleversée by this passionate, eager Cuckoo; this shadow on fire, who was alive almost ere London was alive, instead of half dead until half London slept. 1913Gilbert ParkerThe Judgment HouseThere must be a bouleversement of things as they are, or good-bye to everything except emptiness.1916Beatrice Forbes-Robertson HaleThe Nest BuilderDon't you see, that is why he is so eager about your verses, and why he was so bouleversé by the Danaë!1920F. Scott FitzgeraldThis Side of ParadiseFor the second time in his life Amory had had a complete bouleversement and was hurrying into line with his generation.1977Ngaio MarshLast DitchHe thought: 'That's torn it,' and at the same time, 'This is it: this is Julia in my arms and these are her ribs,' and 'If I kiss her I'll probably hurt my face,' and even, bouleverse though he was, 'What does she mean about Louis?'Labels: Beatrice Forbes-Robertson Hale, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gilbert Parker, Ngaio Marsh, Robert Hichens
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khedive kuh-DEEV noun an Egyptian ruler from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century 1902A. E. W. MasonThe Four FeathersAnd, while he ate, Nejoumi questioned him, in the silkiest voice, about the fortifications of Cairo and the strength of the garrison at Assouan, and the rumours of dissension between the Khedive and the Sirdar.1916Gilbert ParkerDonovan Pasha and Some People of EgyptIn spite of being an Englishman with an Irish name and a little Irish blood, Dicky Donovan had risen high in the favour of the Khedive, remaining still the same Dicky Donovan he had always been—astute but incorruptible.1925Talbot MundyThe Soul of a RegimentTwo games had been played since the cup had been first presented by the Khedive, and honors lay even—one match for the Army and one for the Civil Service.Labels: A. E. W. Mason, Gilbert Parker, Talbot Mundy
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hic jacet heek JAY-set noun traditional beginning to an epitaph, usually on a tombstone; literally: here lies 1888Don Manoel GonzalesLondon in 1731Under the figure of the king. Hic jacet Henricus ejus nominis septimus, Anglicae quondam rex, Edmundi Richmondiae comitis filius, qui die 22 Aug.1900Henry StevensThomas HariotO eloquent, just and mightie Death ! whom none could advise, thou hast perswaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou onely hast cast out of the world and despised: thou hast drawne together all the farre stretched greatnesse, all the pride, crueltie, and ambition, of man, and covered it all over with those two narrow words: Hic jacet.1900Gilbert ParkerEmbersA stone, 'Hic Jacet'—no more; Let the world wonder at will; You have the key to the door, I have the cenotaph still.1903John HayCastilian DaysPassing by a world of artistic beauties which never tire the eyes, but soon would tire the chronicler and reader, stepping over the broad bronze slab in the floor which covers the dust of the haughty primate Porto Carrero, but which bears neither name nor date, only this inscription of arrogant humility, hic jacet pulvis cinis et nihil, we walk into the verdurous and cheerful Gothic cloisters.Labels: Don Manoel Gonzales, Gilbert Parker, Henry Stevens, John Hay
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infrangible in-FRAN-juh-buhl adjective unbreakable; hard to divide; inviolable 1899Algernon Charles SwinburneRosamund: Queen of the LombardsWhat if some oath constrain me, sworn in haste, Infrangible for shame's sake, sealed in heaven Inevitable? Ask now no more of me.1906William Dean HowellsLondon FilmsIt moves you more than any of those uniformed or cloaked images of warriors and statesmen, and it speaks more eloquently of the infrangible continuity, the unbroken greatness of England.1926Gilbert ParkerThe Power and the GloryShe hesitated, then conquered by his infrangible mind and the danger of deception, she said: 'It is as you say, and for good reason.'Labels: Algernon Charles Swinburne, Gilbert Parker, William Dean Howells
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calumet KAL-yuh-met noun a Native American ceremonial pipe; a peace pipe 1848R. M. BallantyneThe Hudson Bay CompanyStemaw has now concluded his arrangements: a small piece of dried deer's meat warms before the blaze; and, meanwhile, he spreads his green blanket on the ground, and fills a stone calumet (or pipe with a wooden stem) with tobacco, mixed with a kind of weed prepared by himself.1855Henry W. LongfellowThe Song of HiawathaAnd erect upon the mountains, | Gitche Manito, the mighty, | Smoked the calumet, the Peace-Pipe, | As a signal to the nations.1926Gilbert ParkerThe Power and the GloryWhen this was ended, the feast was brought—after the calumet pipe had been smoked by La Salle and the chief, and it had been passed to others.Labels: Gilbert Parker, Henry W. Longfellow, R. M. Ballantyne
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slubberdegullion sluhb-ur-dee-GUHL-yuhn noun a useless person; a slovenly person; a wretched and mean person 1805Samuel Butler Hudibras Quoth she, Although thou hast deserv'd | Base slubberdegullion, to be serv'd | As thou did'st vow to deal with me, | If thou had'st got the victory | Yet I shall rather act a part | That suits my fame than thy desert. 1898Gilbert Parker The Battle of the StrongThe dry cackle of the apprentice as he looked after Guida roused a mockery of indignation in the Master. 'Sacre matin, a back-hander on the jaw'd do you good, slubberdegullion—you! Ah, get go scrub the coffin blacking from your jowl!' he rasped out with furious contempt. Labels: Gilbert Parker, Samuel Butler
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