xesturgy
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Betwixt the square marble pauing stones, there was a space left like a list, which was filled vp with diuers coulered stones of a lesser cut, some proportioned into greene leaues, and tawnie flowers. Cyanei, Phænicei, and Sallendine, so well agreeing in theyr coulers, so glistering and seuerly set of a diligent Xesturgie."
- "Once the bones are scraped, you could subject them to xesturgy, the process of polishing."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξεστός (xestós) ("polished") + -urgy.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ξεστός