A Word A Day Friday, November 8, 2013 dreck or - TopicsExpress



          

A Word A Day Friday, November 8, 2013 dreck or drek PRONUNCIATION: (drek) MEANING: noun: Rubbish; trash. ETYMOLOGY: From Yiddish drek (filth, dirt, dung). Ultimately from the Indo-European root sker- (excrement) that is also the source of scoria and scatology. Earliest documented use: 1922. USAGE: Using boot-sale dreck and found rubbish, Michael Landy has created kinetic, three-dimensional versions of saints portrayed in the National Gallerys collection. Adrian Searle; The Best Art Exhibitions; The Guardian (London, UK); Mar 31, 2013.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:36:27 +0000

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