Ligneous means made of wood, or resembling wood, or just downright woody.
Trees are ligneous, as are some ladders and signposts, pencils, old ships, logs, doors, floors, church pews, garden fences, park benches and traditional Dutch shoes.
What's your favourite ligneous thing?
The word way has a lot of meanings. Way more than I want to try squeezing into this post. It can mean a path or track, a physical or metaphorical route somewhere, a plan or course of action. How we behave is our way of life. A ship makes way through the water.
An object may be split three ways, as might our attention. The way we feel is important, as can be the way we make our way in the world. Way might mean the normal course of events, or a specified state (which you'll soon get the way of). We enter buildings through the doorway, then later look for the way out.
People can be in the way (or the family way) get out the way, or . We can even have it both ways.
For a long time I've liked to think I have a way with words – and now I can prove it's true! My latest short story collection is currently available at the introductory price of 99p (99c).
Can you think of more meanings of, and uses for, way?
Today's Wednesday word of the week comes from the wonderfully talented** Gary Davies*, of Maritime Photgraphic. He described this ferry as looking refulgent in her new livery.
Refulgent means 'shining brightly' or 'gloriously bright'. Do you think it's apt in this case?
*My husband.
**No, I'm not after anything ... this time!
Ligneous means made of wood, or resembling wood, or just downright woody.
