Three Bee Flashcards
Avgolemono
A chicken soup made with egg yolks and lemon juice.
Bobolink
A small American songbird that resembles the blackbird.
Creances
Fine lines used to leash a hawk during training.
Dvorak
A typing keyboard with frequently used letters placed centrally.
Eisteddfod
A Welsh competitive festival of the arts especially in singing.
Firbolg
An ancient group of people in Ireland.
Giallolino
Any of a variety of yellow pigments.
Hio polloi
Ordinary people : multitude, masses.
Inuk
A member of the Inuit people.
Jumada
Either of the two months of the Islamic year.
Kerril
An Asiatic sea snake.
Leberwurst
Liver sausage.
Moraine
A collection of earth and stones carried and finally deposited by a glacier.
Niminy-piminy
Absurdly nice : ridiculously delicate : finicky.
Ormolu
Brass made to imitate gold and used for furniture and other decorative purposes.
Porwigle
A tadpole.
Quokka
A small, stocky wallaby with a reddish-brown coat and a short tail.
Redingote
A lightweight woman’s coat that is belted with the front open.
Svarabhakti
The introduction of a vowel sound in Sanskrit especially between r or l and a following consonant.
Tullibee
A whitefish of central and northern North America.
Unakite
An opaque igneous rock flecked with green, black, pink, and white that is used as a gemstone.
Vexillologist
A specialist in the study of flags.
Wensleydale
A white cheese that is eaten fresh prior to preserving.
Xyloglyphy
Wood sculpting that is artistic in nature.