Vestige - a tangible reminder of what is past and gone.
One little word to kick-start creativity - #6
Vestige: noun
:a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost.
“vestige,” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vestige.
"The vestiges of ancient grandeur lingered still, but they were faded and desolate."
— Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Marble Faun (1860)
"Not a vestige of vegetation was to be seen, nothing but barren rocks and the white waste of snow."
— Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864)
"Deeper it goes, and deeper, into the wilderness, less plainly to be seen at every step! until, some few miles hence, the yellow leaves will show no vestige of the white man’s tread." — Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter (1850)
Every Monday, I’ll pick a word from the Merriam-Webster recap and dive into it. If you’re up for it, join me on this word-of-the-week adventure! Learn a new word or two, share your thoughts, and see where our creativity takes us. If my weekly word doesn’t quite hit the spot, don’t worry, I’ve got you covered with the previous words of the day or the top dictionary look-ups at the end of each post. So, pick your adventure, and let’s explore the world of words together.
The Words of the Week: February 9 - 15, 2025
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vestige
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hagiography
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