9 January 2014

bucolic

[byoo-kol-ik]

adjective Also, bu·col·i·cal.

1. of or pertaining to shepherds; pastoral.
2. of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life.
noun
3. a pastoral poem.
4. Archaic. a farmer; shepherd; rustic.

Origin:
1525–35; < Latin būcolicus < Greek boukolikós rustic, equivalent to boukól ( os ) herdsman ( bou-, stem of boûs ox + -kolos keeper + -ikos -ic

Related forms
bu·col·i·cal·ly, adverb

Synonyms
2, 3. georgic.

Anagram

cub coil

Today’s quote

Oh let the sun beat down upon my face, stars to fill my dream
I am a traveler of both time and space, to be where I have been
To sit with elders of the gentle race, this world has seldom seen
They talk of days for which they sit and wait and all will be revealed

– from the Led Zeppelin song, Kashmir, written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant

On this day

9 January 1324 – death of Marco Polo, Italian explorer. Born 15 September 1254.

9 January 1944 – birth of Jimmy Page, legendary British guitarist and song-writer. Co-founder of iconic rock band, Led Zeppelin.