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Dictionary.com Word of the Day: diktat \dik-TAHT\ , noun:
1.A harsh settlement unilaterally imposed on a defeated party.
2. An authoritative decree or order.
In the third week of school and I have already had to issue a diktat to my calculus students, "Participate in the discussion or drop the class!"
First two pages of a dictionary pamphlet my father gave me from his days in Hawaii as a boy.
Uploaded for "Aloha" of The Monthly Scavenger Hunt
Alphabet series ATC. Vinyl letter colored with alcohol inks. Mixed media scrapbooking techniques. January 2011
Tattoo Dictionary is an ongoing typographic art project, in which ball-point pen tattoo texts are drawn, documented and collected as a growing dictionary. Professional calligraphy and suitable pens give an impression of authenticity for the tattoos, but the possibility of easy removal may keep the subjects different than with permanent tattoos.
Necklace made with a section of a 1950s dictionary set under glass. Actual vintage dictionary; no digital printouts used.
Photo copyleft by Frederick FN Noronha. Creative Commons 3.0, attribution, non-commercial. May be copied for non-commercial uses. For other purposes, contact fn at goa-india dot org
Open the dictionary and look up love. Shadows on the page from a rose and my wedding ring, making a heart shaped shadow.
First photos take on my new Canon 50mm f1.4
To continue the theme of a-b-c fun on 365, today is the letter D.
D is for: Dictionaries and Dexter.
There is something about the expression on my face that reminds me of the print advertising for the tv series "Dexter".
Todays' Random Fact: I once woke up from a dream and the only thing that I could remember about it was the word "eviscerate", which kept repeating over and over in my head. Go ahead, look it up!
I made all of these except for the "punch" one. I used to have a "umbrella" one, that I colored in rainbow, but it died in the washing machine on my sweater :( .
Re-Purposed Webster Dictionary Purse. Handpainted, vintage fabric. collage work created from contents of dictionary. Interior pages carved out to create space for items. Magnetic closure, bamboo handles. K. Sjogren 2010
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I was at a bit of a loss as to what to photograph for today. The weather is mild, but the landscape is grey and brown and the sky is mostly grey.
Besides, I was stuck indoors marking assingments and waiting in for a package. And then I remembered the dictionary sitting by my elbow (essential for critiquing stories) and the obvious subject came to me. :)
Wanted a photo to accompany a blog post today and a definition of a librarian seemed to fit the bill. Photo taken of my Collins dictionary.