22 January 2018
ichor
[ahy-kawr, ahy-ker]
noun
1. Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
2. Pathology. an acrid, watery discharge, as from an ulcer or wound.
Origin of ichor
Late Latin, Greek
1630-1640; < Late Latin īchōr (in medical sense) < Greek īchṓr
Related forms
ichorous [ahy-ker-uh s], adjective
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Examples from the Web for ichor
Historical Examples
When their ichor is up, they misbehave as we do when our blood is up, during the fury of war.
Homer and His Age
Andrew Lang
Then Talus said, ‘Who are you, strange maiden, and where is this ichor of youth?’
The Heroes
Charles Kingsley
The skin is red and fretted, discharging an ichor which hardens into crusts.
A Treatise on Sheep:
Ambrose Blacklock
Then Talus said, “Who are you, strange maiden; and where is this ichor of youth?”
Myths That Every Child Should Know
Various
Winifred was not discontented with her lot—the ichor of youth and good health flowed too strongly in her veins.
The Bartlett Mystery
Louis Tracy
This ichor intoxicated her and strengthened her at once, and she did not weary of drinking it.
The Marquis of Pealta (Marta y Mara)
Armando Palacio Valds
Then the mast elephant of the wind began to rush, showering drops of rain like drops of ichor, and rooting up trees.
The Kath Sarit Sgara
Somadeva Bhatta
So saying, she wiped the ichor from the wrist of her daughter with both hands, whereon the pain left her, and her hand was healed.
The Iliad
Homer
ichor, an ethereal fluid presumed to supply the place of blood in the veins of the Greek gods.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Edited by Rev. James Wood
She spoke, and with her palms wiped off the ichor from her hand: the hand was healed, and the severe pains mitigated.
The Iliad of Homer (1873)
Homer
Anagram
choir
Today’s quote
For if the root of the poisoned vine is not pulled out and burned away, if the seeds are allowed to scatter, the plant will grow again.
– Simon Toyne (from The Boy Who Saw)
On this day
22 January 1973 – In the landmark ‘Roe v Wade’ case and decided simultaneously with ‘Doe v Bolton’, the United States Supreme Court rules that abortion is a Constitutional right because of the application of the due process clause of the 14th Amendment to a woman’s right to privacy, which includes the right to abortion. This was to be balanced with other state interests, namely the right to protect prenatal life and the protection of women’s health.
22 January 1930 – construction commences of the Empire State Building. It was completed 410 days later and was the world’s tallest building at that time.