Ese Bot
Feb 26, 2009, 01:19 PM
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 26, 2009 is:
basilisk • \BASS-uh-lisk\ • adjective
: suggesting a legendary reptile with fatal breath and glance : baleful, spellbinding
Example sentence:
Trina leveled a basilisk glare at me after I told her what had happened to her car.
Did you know?
In Hellenic and Roman legend, a basilisk (also called a cockatrice) was a serpent-like creature capable of destroying other creatures by way of its deadly stare. The modern basilisk is a lizard that belongs to the family Iguanidae and supposedly resembles this fabled monster; it has a large, inflatable crest atop its head and is sometimes called a “Jesus Christ lizard” for its ability to run quickly across the surface of water. The use of “basilisk” as an adjective occurs most frequently in phrases such as “basilisk stare”; recalling the notorious gaze of the legendary basilisk, it describes the deep and piercing look of someone who is frightening or seductive.
Source (http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwwodarch.pl?Feb.26.2009)
basilisk • \BASS-uh-lisk\ • adjective
: suggesting a legendary reptile with fatal breath and glance : baleful, spellbinding
Example sentence:
Trina leveled a basilisk glare at me after I told her what had happened to her car.
Did you know?
In Hellenic and Roman legend, a basilisk (also called a cockatrice) was a serpent-like creature capable of destroying other creatures by way of its deadly stare. The modern basilisk is a lizard that belongs to the family Iguanidae and supposedly resembles this fabled monster; it has a large, inflatable crest atop its head and is sometimes called a “Jesus Christ lizard” for its ability to run quickly across the surface of water. The use of “basilisk” as an adjective occurs most frequently in phrases such as “basilisk stare”; recalling the notorious gaze of the legendary basilisk, it describes the deep and piercing look of someone who is frightening or seductive.
Source (http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwwodarch.pl?Feb.26.2009)