Saturday, January 17, 2015

Word of the Day (January 17, 2015)

Word of the Day (January 17, 2015)

Glabella – (n.) the smooth prominence between the eyebrows

Example: “I hate to see wrinkles on my glabella.”

Origin: New Latin, from Latin, feminine of “glabellus” hairless, diminutive of “glaber.”

First use: circa 1823


(Reference: Merriam Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Dictionary Application. Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2015.)

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