"But at drawing, his hand swung naturally in big, bold lines, rather lax, so that it was cruel for him to pedgill away at the lace designing . . . " -The Rainbow, p. 15
This is used by Bugalkov in The Master and Margarita in the opening paragraphs of "The Execution." It seems to be used in the context of a military formation's wing--in this case the cavalry's wing.
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torgana commented on the word pedgill
"But at drawing, his hand swung naturally in big, bold lines, rather lax, so that it was cruel for him to pedgill away at the lace designing . . . " -The Rainbow, p. 15
June 29, 2010
torgana commented on the list gold-bug-variations
This is a list of interesting words that appear in the pages of Richard Powers's The Gold Bug Variations.
July 7, 2009
torgana commented on the word dinkum
On the Beach
February 24, 2009
torgana commented on the word flaneuse
feminine version of flaneur
May 26, 2008
torgana commented on the word flaneuse
feminine version of flaneur
May 26, 2008
torgana commented on the word ala
This is used by Bugalkov in The Master and Margarita in the opening paragraphs of "The Execution." It seems to be used in the context of a military formation's wing--in this case the cavalry's wing.
November 28, 2007
torgana commented on the word tulpa
a Buddhist concept--materialized thought
November 20, 2007