Word Of The Day.
Corniche.

Noun
A road cut into the edge of a cliff, especially one running along a coast.

Example Sentences
“The luxury condos being built along the corniche offer breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean.”

“The new development plan includes extending the area along the corniche to create a public park.”

“Restaurants along the corniche are always packed during summer evenings.”

Word Origin
French, mid-19th century
Have you ever driven along a picturesque seaside highway where hills rise up along one side of the road and cliffs drop to the beach on the other? That roadway is a classic corniche. The word “corniche” is related to a French architecture term, “cornice,” which is an ornamental molding around the top of a ceiling or, traditionally, crowning the top of a building. The cornice was inspired by classical Greek architecture, namely the “korōnis,” or the coping stone, which is still used in modern masonry. It’s the flat stone that sits atop brickwork or stonework to protect it from the elements. The next time you’re driving along a corniche and admiring the views, remember these architecture terms that inspired the name of the road perched along the edge of a cliff.

Buck Owens
Architect of the Bakersfield sound who helped return country music to its roadhouses and honky tonks beginning in the 1950s
Born 8-12-1929, Sherman, Texas, United States
Died 3-25-2006, Bakersfield, California, United States
Cause Of Death
Undisclosed.
Net worth: $100 million

Word of the Day: Polychromy

NOUN 1. The art of painting in several colors, especially as applied to ancient pottery, sculpture, and architecture.

Example Sentences.
1. "The artist's use of vivid polychromy is what makes his sculptures so unique."
2. "The ruins retain no traces of their original polychromy."
3. "Evidence of polychromy can be found in shards of pottery and on some preserved walls."

Word Origin.
Greek, mid-19th century

The word "polychromy" comes from the Greek "polukhrōmos," which pairs "polu" ("many") and "khroma" ("color"). While many Greco-Roman buildings and sculptures are famously depicted in flawless white marble, the ancient world was much more colorful than these images portray.