Stuart’s Daily Word Spot: Jacinth

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Jacinth: noun - a precious stone; the colour of jacinth, blue or, sometimes reddish orange; in heraldry the colour tenné, reddish orange, in blazoning by precious stones; a dyed fabric, blue or violet in colour; hyacinth. Adjective - of the colour of jacinth.

‘April was prone to wear clothes that would be outlandish on many, but her willowy figure allowed her to get away with matching the jacinth, decorating her ring, with the hyacinth coloured flowing drapery that passed for a dress.’

Stuart's Daily Word Spot: Habergeon

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Habergeon: noun – a sleeveless coat or jacket of mail or scale armour; a small hauberk (which is the longer version).

'The Duke of Camdarathananman donned his habergeon in preparation for the fight to come against the fearsome hordes of hamsters that were about to invade his bed chamber.'

Stuart's Daily Word Spot: Rabbet

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Rabbet: noun - rectangular channel cut on the edge, face, of a piece of wood, stone, etc., usually to take the edge or tongue of another piece, beam fixed so it causes the rebounding of a steam hammer. verb – to join or fix using a rabbet or rabbets.

'Dorothy formed the rabbet and its matching tongue so accurately that the joined wooden structure held without the need of glue.'

'You'll need to rabbet that more precisely, Fred, if it's going to stand any chance of making a secure joint.'