Friday, June 17, 2011

HORDEOLA

TileHead’s Word of the Day for 17 June 2011

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HORDEOLA  (the plural form of HORDEOLUM, n.)

Definition(s) for HORDEOLUM:
  1. (n.) an inflamed swelling of a sebaceous gland at the margin of an eyelid; a sty

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Epilogue:
Because a sty in the eye resembles a grain of barley (also known as a BARLEYCORN), this word derives from the Latin hordeum, “barley.”  Pretty clever, eh?  A related word, as celiacs know, is HORDEIN, a protein found in barley and some other cereal grains.


Recapping this week’s words: HEBDOMAD, HOLM, HUIPIL, HECATOMB, and HORDEOLA

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