Beautiful words

[Ceasar’s Palace]

Your favourites?

Some words are beautiful even if their meaning is not.
Like “vomit”.

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All forms of "festoon".

[Ceasar’s Palace]

All forms of "festoon".

Thanks for keeping the thread alive!
I agree. There is a line in
an Elvis Costello song:
“The ceiling was festooned with phosphorous stars”
Another nice word, phosphorous.

[Ceasar’s Palace]

Wasp

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Thanks for keeping the thread alive!
I agree. There is a line in
an Elvis Costello song:
“The ceiling was festooned with phosphorous stars”
Another nice word, phosphorous.

Elvis is a remarkable wordsmith so I'm not surprised he used it.

[Sharp On Attack]

float

[madbear]

theodolite

[madbear]

nourish

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Everyone likes "silhouette".

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theodolite

I had to look it up. Great meaning, too.

[Ash Armstrong]

Tintinnabulation.

[Ash Armstrong]

Glider.

[Yorkshire Square]

Carillon

[Yorkshire Square]

Susurration

[Ash Armstrong]

Dirigible.