Word of the Day

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Use the word of the day and dazzle us!  Post it in the comments.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16

Pulchritude

[puhl-krə-tood]Part of speech: noun

Origin: late middle english, 15th century

• Beauty
• Physical attractiveness

Examples of Pulchritude in a sentence

• The princess was known for her pulchritude, with artists lining up to paint her portrait.
• The pristine wilds of the western U.S. were heralded as evidence of the country's breathtaking pulchritude.

About Pulchritude

Known for its carefully regulated proportions and composed movements, Michelangelo’s iconic Statue of David illustrates a pristine corporeal form. Like many other ancient sculptures from Italy and Greece, this work of art aimed for the pulchritude of the human body. Every subject, surface, and expression sought to reveal the perfection and beauty of human beings in any given situation.

Did you Know?

As odd and perhaps un-beautiful as it sounds, pulchritude stems directly from the Latin adjective pulcher, which means "beautiful."

A Little Drabble Do Ya

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It's Wednesday, and for seven years we've been drabbling here on Section VII every Wednesday.  If you haven't tried it, then you're invited to compose a scene of 100 words only, and post it as your very own.

Bonus points (if we actually had points), for using the Word of the Day.

Counting down! 3 1/2 days to go! Mwaaa haaa haaaaa!

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It's not too late to join in the challenge!

The prompts for the 7 Days of Halloween Challege!

Thanks to Glennagirl for suggesting these!

Statistical stuff: minumum words as little as a few sentences, no maximum word count.

Subject Matter: Write a stand alone or wip using each prompt.

Posting here should fit into the GENeral concepts of the section7mfu community, contain nothing explicit and reflects the 1960's series in style and content, and featuring our brave Men from U.N.C.L.E. This year's challenge is being expanded to include the Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

There is a GEN-mature tag option for stories that contain violence, torture, angst or very mild het. So if your story falls under one of these categories, please use the appropriate tag.

Where to post: Gen stories, gen-mature post in section7mfu
  
Rules: Stories are due on each date indicated and in the order the prompts were given.
Please include your story title and prompt in the subject header. One prompt/one story per day for each of the 7 days.

Fast Beauty - A Little (Double) Drabble Do Ya! - Octobr 16th

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The title is terrible, but I did manage to use today's word of the day - Pulchritude.

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A blonde woman, with a seductive wiggle, smiled softly at the two men she was passing. The brunet returned the smile with a dazzling one of his own. The surly blond, however, merely glanced up before returning to his food.

“There’s only one word for a woman like that,” Napoleon sighed.

“Pulchritudinous,” replied Illya.

“That’s a bit of an ugly word.”

“On the contrary. It means beautiful.”

“Then say ‘beautiful’?” demanded Napoleon. “Why be so pretentious?”

“The English language has many ways of expressing the same thing,” Illya told him. “Why limit yourself to using the same ones?”

“Anyway, you barely looked at her,” Solo stated. “You hardly had chance to see her beauty.”

“Napoleon, as a spy, I have learned to take in a great amount of detail very quickly. I assumed you had the same ability.”

“Some things shouldn’t be rushed,” the American replied, with an almost lecherous expression on his face. “Your sex life can’t be much if you do everything with speed.”

Wiping his mouth on a napkin, Illya stood up to leave.

“You should ask Penelope whether I do everything with speed.”

“Did you date Penelope?!” Napoleon exclaimed. “She told me she was saving herself.”

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