Thursday, March 26, 2009

A Word a Day, Keeps the Dummies Away

pul⋅chri⋅tude [puhl-kri-tood, -tyood]
–noun
physical beauty; comeliness.
n. Great physical beauty and appeal.
1. That quality of appearance which pleases the eye; beauty; comeliness; grace; loveliness.
Piercing our heartes with thy pulchritude. --Court of Love.
2. Attractive moral excellence; moral beauty.
By the pulchritude of their souls make up what is wanting in the beauty of their bodies. --Ray.

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