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OED #WordOfTheDay: bulla, n. In Jamaican cooking: a small, round, flat cake made with flour, molasses, brown sugar, and various spices and flavourings such as ginger, nutmeg, coconut, and pineapple. View the entry: oxford.ly/40DJ4Ej

OED #WordOfTheDay: CanCon, n. Canadian content; spec. creative content (such as music, television, etc.) that is considered sufficiently Canadian-made under the requirements of the Canadian Radio-television and CRTC... View the full entry: oxford.ly/4sP0WYU

OED #WordOfTheDay: titivate, v. To improve the appearance of a person by tidying the hair, putting on make-up, etc.; to make oneself or one's hair look neater, smarter, or more attractive. View the entry: oxford.ly/3PEZt94

OED #WordOfTheDay: yellow brick road, n. Originally and chiefly U.S. a course of action or series of events viewed as a path to a particular (esp. positive or desired) outcome or goal. View the entry: oxford.ly/3NDkznM

OED #WordOfTheDay: angel water, n. An aqueous extract of various flowers, esp. rose, myrtle, and orange-flowers, used as a perfume or cosmetic. View the entry: oxford.ly/4boN28I

OED #WordOfTheDay: love-blink, n. A look indicative of love; an amorous glance. View the entry: oxford.ly/4rEca1k

OED #WordOfTheDay: smeech, v. To produce foul-smelling smoke; to smoke; to turn black in the smoke of a fire. View the entry: oxford.ly/3P46255

OED #WordOfTheDay: mamelon, n. A rounded eminence or hillock. View the entry: oxford.ly/4ltZloP

OED #WordOfTheDay: nimfadoro, n. A foppish or dandyish man. View the entry: oxford.ly/4sa5n0w

OED #WordOfTheDay: rum-swizzle, n. A fabric made in Ireland from undyed foreign wool. View the entry: oxford.ly/4cFkg62

OED #WordOfTheDay: gamp, v. Scottish. To devour or eat greedily. View the entry: oxford.ly/3NscfqU

OED #WordOfTheDay: sunstone, n. Any of various precious stones typically showing red or golden-yellow internal reflections. View the entry: oxford.ly/4bdLKxo

OED #WordOfTheDay: flipe, n. Chiefly in Scotland and northern England. The brim or peak of a hat or cap. Later also: a flap or fold of cloth on a garment. View the entry: oxford.ly/46QIkiG

OED #WordOfTheDay: antoecian, n. & adj. A person living at the same meridian as another or oneself, on the opposite side of the equator and at the same distance from it. Usually in plural as antoeci. View the entry: oxford.ly/46NKoba

OED #WordOfTheDay: blue hour, n. The period of time just before sunrise or just after sunset when the sun casts a diffuse light from below the horizon, and the sky takes on a vivid blue tone. View the entry: oxford.ly/40MQvch

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OED #WordOfTheDay: finger wave, n. A hairstyle produced by using the fingers to form wet hair into waves, which are set or dried in place; a wave or curl in hair produced using this method. View the entry: oxford.ly/4soC1es

OED #WordOfTheDay: priggism, n. Priggishness, self-righteous moralism; excessive precision in matters of learning, manners, etc. View the entry: oxford.ly/4b2qbzx

OED #WordOfTheDay: frost-flower, n. A flower-like encrustation produced esp. on the surface of glass by the action of frost. View the entry: oxford.ly/3OMCW9X