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pellucid puh-LOO-suhd adjective crystal clear; transparent 1841Marguerite GardinerThe Idler in FranceThe fountain, too, in its natural bed, which is not less than seventy-two French feet in diameter, and twenty feet in depth, was pellucid as crystal, and through it the long leaves that nearly cover the gravel appeared green as emerald.1881Jules VerneEight Hundred Leagues on the AmazonLook well at it, then!' said Lina. 'All these beautiful things pass so quickly! Ah! dear mistress! do you see the troops of monkeys disporting in the higher branches, and the birds admiring themselves in the pellucid water!'1900E. P. RoeFrom Jest to EarnestIf Lottie had been born pellucid as a drop of dew, as some claim, she would not have remained so long, even in the nursery, and as she stepped out farther and faster in the widening sphere of her life, surrounding influences did not improve.Labels: E. P. Roe, Jules Verne, Marguerite Gardiner
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prestidigitation pres-ti-dij-i-TAY-shuhn noun sleight of hand; the cleverness or skills of a conman or deceiver; magic tricks 1878Jules Verne Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen'That was the whole secret,' replied Mrs. Weldon. 'It is very simple, like all that is done in the matter of prestidigitation.2000John Ringo A Hymn Before Battle I will shock and amaze you with my powers of prestidigitation and psychic abilities!Labels: John Ringo, Jules Verne
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urbi et orbi OOR-bee et OR-bee phrase to the city and the world; to Rome and the world; to all; to everyone 1844Honore De BalzacGaudissart IIWhat idler in the streets has not beheld the Persian, that Asiatic potentate, ruffling it above the door at the corner of the Rue de la Bourse and the Rue de Richelieu, with a message to deliver urbi et orbi, 'Here I reign more tranquilly than at Lahore'?1865Jules VerneThe Moon-VoyageThe subscription opened at Baltimore, for this end extended thence to all the world—urbi et orbi.1896Henryk SienkiewiczQuo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of NeroBut he, standing on the height, with his extended right hand made the sign of the cross, blessing in the hour of death—Urbi et orbi! (the city and the world).Labels: Henryk Sienkiewicz, Honore De Balzac, Jules Verne
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mare nostrum MAR-ee NOS-truhm noun our sea; Roman nickname for the Mediterranean Sea 1870Jules Verne20,000 Leagues Under the SeaThe Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, 'the great sea' of the Hebrews, 'the sea' of the Greeks, the 'mare nostrum' of the Romans, bordered by orange-trees, aloes, cacti, and sea-pines; embalmed with the perfume of the myrtle, surrounded by rude mountains, saturated with pure and transparent air, but incessantly worked by underground fires; a perfect battlefield in which Neptune and Pluto still dispute the empire of the world!1919Vicente Blasco IbanezMare Nostrum (Our Sea) A NovelIn Ferragut's estimation the mare nostrum ['Mare Nostrum' (Our Sea), the classic name for the Mediterranean.] was a species of blue beast, powerful and of great intelligence—a sacred animal like the dragons and serpents that certain religions adored, believing them to be the source of life.2002Elizabeth MoonHeris SerranoLike Italy's central protrusion into the Mediterranean on old Earth (back when that body of water was known as Mare Nostrum), the Guerni Republic enjoyed a location both handy for trade and easy to defend.Labels: Elizabeth Moon, Jules Verne, Vicente Blasco Ibanez
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