Wicked

Georgia K. (United States of America)
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  1. red shift
    (astronomy) a shift in the spectra of very distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths (toward the red end of the spectrum); generally interpreted as evidence that the universe is expanding
    Galinda saw Elphaba arrive in the back of the room, dressed in her usual casual red shift, two books under her arm and a scarf wound around her head.
  2. abalone
    a large edible marine gastropod with an ear-shaped shell
    Madame Morrible then made an entrance, severe and striking in a coal black cape, which she let drop to the floor (the thingy picked it up and slung it over a sofa back); her gown was a fiery orange, with abalone lake shells stitched all over it.
  3. cerise
    of the color between orange and purple in the color spectrum
    Galinda brought out her cerise satin gown with the matching shawl and slippers and an heirloom Gillikinese fan, painted with a pattern of ferns and pfenix.
  4. chiffon
    a sheer fabric of silk or rayon
    Wax from the taper was about to drip onto Shenshen's silk-shouldered white gown with the lemon-chiffon swags, and ruin it, most likely, but Galinda decided Shenshen's family could afford to replace a gown.
  5. dolefully
    with sadness; in a sorrowful manner
    Mister Mikko, the Ape who taught history, sat dolefully in the shadows, too confused and ill at ease to make a move.
  6. gild
    decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
    Professor Lenx, the Boar who taught math, left too, accidentally crushing an antique gilded sideboard through trying to avoid stepping on Miss Milla's yellowlace train.
  7. guillotine
    instrument of execution used for beheading people
    For impropriety,

    That guillotines sweet piety.
Created on Mon Jul 04 03:43:25 EDT 2011 (updated Mon Jul 04 03:44:55 EDT 2011)

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