Wondrous Words Wednesday:
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transom:
-From Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
fol·de·rol (also fal·de·ral) n. trivial or nonsensical fuss: all the folderol of the athletic contests and the cheerleaders. – ARCHAIC used as a meaningless recurring phrase in a song. – DATED a showy but useless item.
“In the five years you’ve been in my service, have you ever known me to pay any heed to the folderol made over Christmas?”
Lane, Allison; Rasley, Alicia; Kerstan, Lynn; Lee, Rebecca Hagan (2011-10-24). A Regency Holiday (Kindle Locations 233-234). BelleBooks, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
Oh, I LOVE folderol! It's an old, old friend of mine, because where I come from, we still tend to use it.
I knew transom because we have some transom windows in our house! Thanks for playing along.
I think that folderol in French is "falbalas" : two funny words !
Thanks for reminding me of both these lovely words. Transom isn't one that comes up all that often, but is usually obvious from context. Folderol doesn't come up nearly often enough does it? I'm going to try and use it this week.