Monday, August 24, 2015

flout \FLOWT\, transitive verb:

1. To treat with contempt and disregard; to show contempt for.
2. To mock, to scoff.
3. Mockery, scoffing.

Flout comes from Middle English flouten, "to play the flute."
 
shress 

• An article of clothing that is a mix between a shirt and a dress. Best described as those frilly tops that girls wear over jeans or tights and often wear boots along with them.

Vanessa looked great in her bright green shress and matching boots. Forever 21 has a lot of shresses.

History

• St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre: the murder of 70,000 French Protestants (Huguenots) by Catholics began (1572)
• White House: the seat of the US government was burned down by the British when they invaded Washington, DC, during the War of 1812 (1814)
• Treaty of Cordóba: Mexico gained independence from Spain (1821)
• Pluto: got demoted to dwarf planet following a redefinition of "planet" by the International Astronomical Union (2006)

Birthdays

• Joshua Lionel Cowen 1880
• Jose Luis Borges 1899
• Edmund Germer 1901
• Preston Foster 1901
• Durward Kirby 1912
• Dennis James 1917
• Penny Edwards 1919
• Louis Teicher 1924
• Yasser Arafat 1929
• Roger McCluskey 1930
• Kenny Baker1934
• Murray Balfour 1936
• Mason Williams 1938
• David Freiburg (Jefferson Starship) 1938
• Ernest Wright (Little Anthony and the Imperials) 1941
• Marshall Thompson (The Chi-Lites) 1942
• John Cipollina (Quicksilver Messenger) 1943
• Gregory Jarvis 1944
• Jim Capaldi (Traffic) 1944
• Jim Brady (The Sandpipers) 1944
• Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep) 1945
• Joe Regalbuto 1949
• Mike Shanahan 1952
• Jeffrey Daniel (Shalamar) 1955
• Gerry Cooney 1956
• Stephen Fry 1957
• Steve Guttenberg 1958
• Cal Ripken, Jr. 1960
• Mark Bedford (Madness) 1961
• Craig Kilborn 1962
• John Bush (Anthrax) 1963
• Marlee Matlin 1965
• Reggie Miller 1965
• Kristin Osborn (SheDaisy) 1970
• David Chappelle 1973
• Carmine Giovinazzo 1973
• Chad Michael Murray 1981
• Rupert Grint 1988