CHRIS - Answers1. Cameo (from Italian cammeo) is the term for an engraving technique, in which an underlying stone of a different color is exposed. It also names a small locket or ring with such an engraving, and from that, a minor role in a play or movie.2. Heliotrope (from Greek helios, sun, and tropos, turn) means turning toward the sun. The word has been applied to sunflowers, marigolds, and other flowers. 3. A ragout (from a French term meaning to restore the appetite) is a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish. 4. Disagreement, especially a confused or muddled one. Because of the mixed signals from their leaders, the senators were involved in one imbroglio after another. It comes from Italian imbrogliare, to embroil. 5. Slyder (or slider) is a miniature burger, especially the square ones made by White Castle restaurants, which trademarked the word “slyder.” |
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