I Envy A Wordsmith

The following are some great words found in lyrics by Colin Meloy (The Decemberists) that I enjoy saying. Although some may prove challenging, I would be most pleased to hear them used more in day-to-day conversation.

• Petticoat (a woman's slip or underskirt)
• Tamaracks (a deciduous tree found in North America with short needles)
• Parapet (a low protective wall)
• Dirigible (an airship)
• Chaparral (a dense growth of shrubs)
• Concubines (whores)
• Palanquin (one of those box-shaped carriages that were carried using poles rested on the shoulders of a handful of men. You know, like in Aladdin. "Prince Ali, fabulous he, something something something..."
• Magistrate (like a justice of the peace. they try minor criminal cases.)