Conjecture

[Shades-of-Oregon]

The Ancient Arms of Stephanos .

 

[ducks4you]

Interesting...DH's family name Used to be "Debenham", same as the British chain of stores.
I Thought my father's name was British, but I have come to find it was "Cache" not "Cash", Americanized, and yes, I am a distant cousin of Johnny Cash.
It is French Huguenot and my ancestor settled in Raleigh, NC in 1685.

 

[digitS']

And, non-hyphenated is hyphenated.

 

[flowerbug]

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And, non-hyphenated is hyphenated.

and pedant has nothing to do with either feet or ants... i was bummed about that when i first read that word and didn't know what it meant (but i did have hunches based upon context).

 

[ducks4you]

How about This one, one of my Favorite words, principally bc most people haven't a clue as to what the word means.
San·guine
/ˈsaNGɡwən/
adjective

• 1.optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation:"he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy"SimilaroptimisticbullishhopefulbuoyantOppositepessimisticgloomy
• ▪(in medieval science and medicine) of or having the constitution associated with the predominance of blood among the bodily humors, supposedly marked by a ruddy complexion and an optimistic disposition.
• ▪(of the complexion) florid or ruddy.archaicSimilarfloridruddyredred-facedOppositepale
• 2.blood-red.literary
• 3.bloody or bloodthirsty.archaic

noun

• 1.a blood-red color.
• ▪a deep red-brown crayon or pencil containing iron oxide.
• ▪a blood-red stain used in blazoning.

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French sanguin(e) ‘blood red’, from Latin sanguineus ‘of blood’, from sanguis, sanguin- ‘blood’.
Derivatives

• 1.sanguinely adverb
• 2.sanguineness noun

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

Oh I luv that one … very positive… need more of that in today’s society.
Blood red makes me think of African Blood Lily, Blood leaf plant . Oh gosh I have to apologize I have plants on the brain… the word association sunk in . And that remind me … I’m out to clean up the leaves of the Blood Red Acer Palmatums before they freeze to the ground.

 

[ducks4you]

I came upon "sanguine" from Jane Austin's "Persuasion," when Anne asks Admiral Croft how Captain Wentworth is taking the rejection of Louisa Musgrove. The Admiral answers, "He is sanguine."