Saturday, February 25, 2023

lexicography \lek-suh-KAH-gruh-fee\, noun:

1. The writing or compiling of dictionaries; the editing or making of dictionaries.

2. The principles and practices applied to writing dictionaries.

Lexicography is derived from the Greek lexicon (biblion), a word- or phrase-book (from lexis, a phrase, a word) + graphein, to write. A lexicographer (thought to be formed on the pattern of geographer) is a compiler or writer of a dictionary -- as defined by Samuel Johnson in his own Dictionary of the English Language, "a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge."

 

laborhood

• The neighborhood in which you work, if different from the neighborhood in which you live.

Nah, I don't wanna hang out in SoHo tonight. I try to avoid my laborhood on weekends.

History

• Regnans in Excelsis: Pope Pius V excommunicated Elizabeth I of England in support of the Roman Catholic rebellion; it did not go well (1570)
• Hiram Rhoades Revels: became the first African-American senator, filling the unexpired term of Confederate States of America president Jefferson Davis (1870)
• hockey: was first televised; the Rangers beat the Canadiens 6-2 at Madison Square Garden (1940)
• Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston: the boxer later known as Muhammad Ali won the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston at age 22; he lost it and rewon it twice more (1964)

Birthdays

• Pierre Auguste Renoir 1841 - Impressionist artist
• Adelle Davis 1904
  

  
• Zeppo Marx 1909 - Comedian (Marx Brothers)
• Millicent Fenwick 1910 - Human rights activists
• Jim Backus 1913 - Actor (voice of Mr. Magoo, "Gilligan's Island", "Rebel Without a Cause")
• Ralph Baldwin 1916 - Horse trainer
• Anthony Burgess 1917 - Author ("A Clockwork Orange")
• Bobby Riggs 1918 - Tennis player
• Monte Irvin 1919 - Baseball player
• 'Texas Rose' Bascom 1922 - Trick roper
• (Elsie) Lisa Kirk 1925 - Singer, actress ("The Producers")
• Bert Remsen 1925 - Actor ("Dick Tracy")
• Ralph Stanley 1927 - Musician (Stanley Brothers)
• René Thomas 1927 - Musician, jazz guitarist
• Ralph Stanley 1927
• Larry Gelbart 1928 - Producer, writer
• Tommy Newsom 1929 - Musician, arranger, composer, back-up conductor (NBC's Tonight Show band)
• John Astin 1930
• Faron Young 1932 - singer, actor, founder of Music City News magazine
• Linda Cristal (Marta Victoria Moya Burges) 1934 - Actress
• Tony Lema 1934 - Golfer
• Sally Jessy Raphael (Sally Lowenthal) 1935 - TV talk show host
• Tom Courtenay 1937 - Actor ("Doctor Zhivago", "The Last Butterfly")
• Bob Schieffer 1937 - Report
• Diane Baker 1938
• Denny Lemaster 1939 - Baseball player
• Ron Santo 1940 - Baseball player
• Carl Eller 1942 - Football player
• Karen Grassle 1944 - Actress ("Little House on the Prairie")
• Matt Guokas 1944 - Basketball player
• Jack Handey 1961 - Author, TV writer ("Saturday Night Live")
• Cesar Cedeno 1951 - Baseball player
• Lee Evans 1947 - Track and field athlete
• Dennis Diken 1957 - Musician (Smithereens)
• Stuart Wood 1957 - Musician (Bay City Rollers)
• Mike Peters 1959 - Musician (Alarm)
  

  
• Veronica Webb 1965 - Actress
• Téa Leoni 1966 - Actress ("Jurassic Park III", "Deep Impact")
• Carrot Top 1967 - Comedian
• Sean Astin 1971 - Actor ("The Goonies", "The War of the Roses", "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring")
• Julio Iglesias Jr. 1973 - Singer
• Chelsea Handler 1975 - hack comedian
• Rashida Jones 1976 - Actress ("The Office", "Parks and Recreation")
  Michelle Lewin 1986 - Fitness Model
  Isabelle Fuhrman 1997 - Orphan