20 May 2016
Junoesque
[joo-noh-esk]
adjective
1. (of a woman) stately; regal.
Origin of Junoesque
1885-1890; Juno + -esque
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Examples from the Web for Junoesque
Historical Examples
This girl’s figure was more Junoesque than was usual with her kind, her waist larger.
The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories
Gertrude Atherton
Mrs. Harris is a very large lady, tall and Junoesque, a figure which would catch the eye in any assembly.
The Wanderings of a Spiritualist
Arthur Conan Doyle
Julia squared her Junoesque shoulders against the crooked tree and stood her ground.
The Open Question
Elizabeth Robins
Mum was a handsome Junoesque blonde, sharp of eye and tongue, distinctly the boss, and inclined to make the most of it.
From Chart House to Bush Hut
Charles W. L. Bryde
She is said to have a Junoesque figure, a face of rare beauty and a manner of real charm.
In the Track of the Trades
Lewis R. Freeman
Today’s quote
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
– Aristotle
On this day
20 May 325 – commencement of the First Council of Nicea, a cabal of 1800 bishops convened by Roman Emperor Constantine I (Constantine the Great) to gain consensus within the church for various doctrinal issues, such as the divinity of Christ, the Holy Trinity and the date for Easter which were articulated in the ‘Creed of Nicea’. The Council concluded on 25 August 325.
20 May 1896 – a 6 ton chandlier falls from the ceiling of the Palais Garnier, Paris, onto the crowd below. One person is killed and many injured. The theatre was used as the setting for Gaston Leroux’s novel, Phantom of the Opera.
20 May 1944 – birth of Joe Cocker. English rock and blues singer. His first big hit was in 1968 with his cover of the Beatles song, ‘With a Little Help from my Friends’, which he performed at Woodstock the year later. In 1972, while touring Australia, he and six band members were arrested in Adelaide for possession of cannabis. The following day he was charged with assault following a brawl in Melbourne. Australian Federal Police gave him 48 hours to leave the country and banned him from re-entry. From this he earned the nickname ‘Mad-dog’. The incident raised the profile of cannabis legalisation in Australia. He toured Australia again in 1975, after the new Labor government allowed him back into the country. He won a Grammy Award in 1983 and was awarded an OBE in 2007.