It's Merriam -Webster's Word of the Day for May 24th.
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Today's word is limb, spelled L -I -M -N.
Limb is a verb. It's a formal verb most often used, especially in literary contexts, to mean to describe or portray, as in, a novel that limbs the life of 1930s coastal Louisiana.
It can also mean to outline in clear, sharp detail, as in, a tree limned by moonlight, and to draw or paint on a surface, as in limning a portrait.
Here's the word used in a sentence from Dinner with the President, Food Politics and A History of Breaking Bread at the White House by Alex Prudombe.
The story of Ronald Reagan's jelly Beans is not simply about his love of acute candy, it speaks to how he weaned himself from tobacco, judged people's character, and deflected scrutiny.
It limbs the role of the sugar industry and food marketing, and it demonstrates how food can be a powerful communications tool.
Reagan's Jelly Beans sent a message to voters, I like the same food you do, so vote for me.
The word limb has lustrous origins, tracing ultimately back to the Latin verb illuminare, meaning to illuminate.
Its use in English dates back to the Middle Ages, when it was used for the action of illuminating, that is, decorating medieval manuscripts with gold, silver, or brilliant colors.
Shakespeare extended the term to painting in his poem Venus and Adonis, with these words Look when a painter would surpass the life in limning out a well -proportioned steed.
Over time, limn gained a sense synonymous with delineate, meaning to outline in clear, sharp detail before broadening further to mean to describe or portray.
Such limning is often accomplished by words, but not always.
Actors are often said to limn their characters through their portrayals while musicians or their instruments may limb emotions with the sounds they make.
With your Word of the Day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.
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