26 August 2013

scry

[skrahy]

verb (used without object), scried, scry·ing.

– to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.

Origin:
aphetic shortening of descry

Related forms
scry·er, noun

Today’s aphorism

In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

– George Orwell

On this day

26 August 580 – toilet paper invented by the Chinese.

26 August 1910 – birth of Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) in Yugoslavia, winner of Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work in the slums of Calcutta. Died 5 September 1997.

26 August 1946 – George Orwell’s revolutionary novel, Animal Farm, is published.