So I had to do what I always do when in a pickle. I asked the Old Salt for some suggestions. He did not disappoint me. The first word out of his mouth was Xanthic and my trusty Webster dictionary told me that was a word I could work with.
So I have a question for you. How many xanthic items could you find in a brief walk around your house? I came up with quite a few and here are some of them.
the view from my front yard
a print hanging on my dining room wall
The headboard of our bed
The picture over our sofa in the living room
our sick kitty looking out our front door
Have you figured out yet what xanthic means. Well, xanthic according to my old Webster dictionary means:
Tending toward a yellow color, or to one of those colors, green being excepted, in which yellow is a constituent, as scarlet, orange, etc.
So I will leave you with this wish, " I hope you have a lot of sunny, warm and cheerful yellow in your life."
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Strangely enough, I did know what it meant! What's wrong with your kitty?
ReplyDeleteCongratulations you found a nice solution for this difficult X post !
ReplyDeleteX2! ^^^ what she said
ReplyDeleteGood One! Especially love the first photo you captured.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great word! I have somethings at home that are starting to xanthic.
ReplyDeleteGreat X post! Love the pics and am hopeful your sweet cat feels better soon!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy X Day!
Coralie
Thanks to the Old Salt we all learned something new today.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good day when one learns a new word. Loved it!
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for the lovely comments. I also appreciate the well wishes and prayers for our sick kitty.
ReplyDeleteA previous post about our sick kitty can be found here. The fact that she is standing in the doorway shows that she is improving. She has gone from loosing half her body weigh (due to a liver disorder) to gaining a few ounces each week. We are now in our fifth month of force feeding her and she is starting to eat a bit on her own, so we see the light at the end of the tunnel. I will do another post on her soon.
I like that very yellow door. The yellower the better, I say.
ReplyDeleteOh I have certainly learnt a new word today! Thank you :-)
ReplyDeleteMaggy
Oh I have certainly learnt a new word today! Thank you :-)
ReplyDeleteMaggy
Great word to know. And I liked your music, too. Very nostalgic!
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Poor Kitty looks so pitiful. I hope it is better soon.
ReplyDeleteActually I do know what xanthic means, and your photos are excellent examples!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for teaching me a new word! Who knew?
ReplyDeleteexcellent examples for xanthic!
ReplyDeleteperhaps derived from xanthrophyll menaing any of a group of yellow carotenoid pigments occurring in plant and animal tissue.
hope sick kitty is on the mend.
Great post. Usually I don't read the alphabet meme posts b/c I am afraid of getting hooked -- especially when I'm far behind on my favs like right now. But the title hooked me. I definitely didn't know the word and was hopping up to get my KIndle dictionary when I got down to the part where you gave the definition! That Old Salt is one smart guy. (And you are a terrific photographer and blogger and pretty darn smart your own self!!
ReplyDeleteI will confuse my husband with this and ask him to get my the xanthic bowl out of the cupboard for dinner tonight!
ReplyDeleteI can see his face now in my mind!
I'm glad your kitty is feeling a little better. What a difficult journey she's been on. And what patient and loving people she lives with.
Thanks for a fun post. Your husband is such a good sport!
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