The two new definitions I learned this weekend
One of a word I recognized and one I'd never heard before.
1. Zaftig.
As in, "Kate, who is zaftig and often fretful, noticed that a group of models were still in their underwear." Defined, italics are Merriam-Webster's: "of a woman : having a full rounded figure : pleasingly plump." From the Yiddish "zaftik," meaning "juicy, succulent."
2. Tegument.
As in, "Sunlight streams through the big picture window, though it’s cold, down to zero overnight, and the lake is sealed beneath a hard uneven tegument of ice so thick you could drive a truck across it." And defined, via "integument," also in your M-W: "an enveloping layer (as a skin, membrane, or husk) of an organism or one of its parts."
The best part of these definitions? This blog post is a metaphor for nothing. When a snowstorm hits, good words are just good words.
Update: Wrote Sunday, posted Monday. Metaphor arrived in meantime.
Update #2, a few hours later: What the hell, I got nothing. Tank is empty. Tuning back into Philly 104.5 and turning it wayyy up.
