Enron Mail

From:wsmith@wordsmith.org
To:linguaphile@wordsmith.org
Subject:A.Word.A.Day--first water
Cc:
Bcc:
Date:Thu, 17 May 2001 21:02:45 -0700 (PDT)

first water (furst WA-tuhr) noun

1. The highest degree of quality in a precious stone, especially diamond.

2. The best grade or quality.

"Anne-Sophie Mutter: The German-born former prodigy was once known
more for her strapless gowns and her glamor, but she has matured into
a musical diamond of the first water."
Melinda Bargreen, Strings of Success, The Seattle Times, Jan 17, 1999.

............................................................................
There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man. -Aristotle,
philosopher (384-322 B.C.)

Q: Can I make a link from my Web site to the AWAD site?
A: Certainly. You may use this HTML: <a href="http://wordsmith.org/awad/"<
<img src="http://wordsmith.org/awad/images/awad-icon.gif" border=0
width=154 height=32 alt="A.Word.A.Day"<</a<

Pronunciation:
http://wordsmith.org/words/first_water.wav
http://wordsmith.org/words/first_water.ram