Oh, but I like the word beautiful.

Beautiful


And a couple of posts from Urban Dictionary.

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voile

voile (voil)
n.
A light, plain-weave, sheer fabric of cotton, rayon, silk, or wool used especially for making dresses and curtains.
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[French, from Old French veile, veil, from Latin vla, neuter pl. of vlum, covering.]

I love the imagery too

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baldachin

bal·da·chin (bôld-kn, bl-) also bal·da·chi·no (bld-kn)
n. pl. bal·da·chins also bal·da·chi·nos
1. A rich fabric of silk and gold brocade.
2. A canopy of fabric carried in church processions or placed over an altar, throne, or dais.
3. Architecture A stone or marble structure built in the form of a canopy, especially over the altar of a church.
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[Italian baldacchino, from Old Italian, from Baldacco, Baghdad.]

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Serendipity

1. The faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident.
2. The fact or occurrence of such discoveries.
3. An instance of making such a discovery.

And a bit of curious history:


Furthermore, I found this definition on Your Dictionary.

Seriously, what? Capricious and quixotic... they certainly aspire to be words of the day too.

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Angelic

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English engel & Anglo-French angele; both from Late Latin angelus, from Greek angelos, literally, messenger
Date: before 12th century

1. a spiritual being superior to humans in power and intelligence; especially : one in the lowest rank in the celestial hierarchy
2. an attendant spirit or guardian
3. one (as a backer of a theatrical venture) who aids or supports with money or influence

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eu-phor-ic

Adj. 1. euphoric - exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation
elated - exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited"
happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"
dysphoric, unhappy, distressed - generalized feeling of distress

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Kosmos
[koz-muhs, -mohs]

Origin:
1150–1200; ME < Gk kósmos

Noun
1. Order, form, arrangement, the world or universe
2. Aerospace. one of a long series of Soviet satellites that have been launched into orbit around the earth.

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• FLORAL (adjective)
The adjective FLORAL has 3 senses:

1. resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers
2. relating to or associated with flowers
3. of or relating to the plant life in a particular region


Familiarity information: FLORAL used as an adjective is uncommon.

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Lucid
lu·cid
–adjective
1. Easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation.
2. Characterized by clear perception or understanding; rational or sane: a lucid moment in his madness.
3. Shining or bright.
4. Clear; pellucid; transparent.
Origin: 1575–85, < Latin lucidus

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fon·dant (fón dónt) n.

1. A sweet creamy sugar paste used in candies and icings.
2. A candy containing this paste.

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[French, from present participle of fondre, to melt, from Latin fundere; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

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Cellar door.

Pretty sure we all know what it means.

Don't you think it sounds like a dreamy elf should be saying it? I speak in a cultivated Australian Accent and it sounds lovely to me!

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Ineffable adj.

1. incapable of being expressed in words

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Bur·gun·dy 1
1. A ducal house of Burgundy split into the Capetian line (1032-1361) and the Cadet, or Valois, line (1363-1477).
2. A Portuguese dynasty (1139-1383) beginning with Alfonso I, who made Portugal an independent kingdom.

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Bur·gun·dy 2 also Bour·gogne
A historical region and former province of eastern France. The area was first organized into a kingdom by the Burgundii, a Germanic people, in the 5th century a.d. At the height of its later power in the 14th and 15th centuries, Burgundy controlled vast territories in present-day Netherlands, Belgium, and northeast France. It was incorporated into the French crown lands by Louis XI in 1477.

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Bur·gundi·an adj. & n.

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Bur·gun·dy 3
n. pl. Bur·gun·dies
1.
a. Any of various red or white wines produced in Burgundy, France.
b. Any of various similar wines produced elsewhere.
2. burgundy A dark grayish or blackish red to dark purplish red or reddish brown.

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Burgundy [ˈbɜːgəndɪ]
n pl -dies
1. (Placename) a region of E France famous for its wines, lying west of the Saône: formerly a semi-independent duchy; annexed to France in 1482 French name Bourgogne
2. (Placename) Free County of. another name for Franche-Comté
3. (Historical Terms) a monarchy (1384-1477) of medieval Europe, at its height including the Low Countries, the duchy of Burgundy, and Franche-Comté
4. (Historical Terms) Kingdom of. a kingdom in E France, established in the early 6th century ad, eventually including the later duchy of Burgundy, Franche-Comté, and the Kingdom of Provence: known as the Kingdom of Arles from the 13th century
5. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing)
a. any red or white wine produced in the region of Burgundy, around Dijon
b. any heavy red table wine
6. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) (often not capital) a blackish-purple to purplish-red colour


so much for just one word!
I still like it though

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