Choice Words

By now it should be abundantly clear that YES! Madame B. has her Favorites!
I have my favorite men (see them here), favorite colors (Apricot, Gris, Lavender, Lemon, Lanvin Blue), favorite Designers (Ralph Rucci, Halston), favorite Fragrances ( Fracas & Violetta by Penhaligons) Favorite Cars (1967 Mercedes-Benz 600 Landaulet, 1957 Ford Thunderbird) and of course it goes without saying, I have my favorite words ...many of which seem to prove too formal for today's all too casual natter! Nonetheless, what better way to spend YET ANOTHER frigid weekend than by perusing through my trusty OED in search of meaning!

Today's Choice Word:

GLORIOUS
9 Points in Scrabble

glo·ri·ous
Pronunciation: \ˈglȯr-ē-əs\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French glorios, from Latin gloriosus glorious, vainglorious, from gloria
Date: 13th century

1 a : possessing or deserving glory : illustrious b : entitling one to glory
2 : marked by great beauty or splendor : magnificent
3 : delightful, wonderful
synonyms see splendid
— glo·ri·ous·ly adverb
— glo·ri·ous·ness noun

If you are so inclined, you can try out a few of my Favorite Phrases:

"It was a Glorious moon last night! The brightest all year!"

"I had a Glorious time!"

"Our Glorious Guest hath arrived!"

"His was a glorious Pursuit!"

And if you are a die-hard Urbanite who can't be bothered with little used expressions from the good ole days, then by all means you can follow in the most hilarious footsteps of Killah K. over at the kristenrocksthepartywhatwhat blog, and I quote "Pink tree up in the living room goes glorious with the hot pink rug!"

OK that's all! It's just too cold and well, I simply can't stand it one bit more!

Kisses and Cocoa,

Mdme. B.