I was asked to look out for hobbits of the Shire. Unbeknownst to the hobbits, the innkeeper of The Prancing Pony, Butterbur, was made aware of their potential arrival by the wizard Gandalf some months prior (“. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, four ()-pursued by riders in black-seek safe harbor in the village of Bree. “Whether a subtle whiff of campfire on a cool autumn breeze or the less-than-subtle lure of a () latte, the spicy, savory harbingers of fall spark a shift in the food and wine we crave.” - Anna Lee Iijima, The Chicago Tribune, 14 Sept. When the star running back went down with an injury in the team’s first game, it turned out to be the harbinger of a disappointing season. Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for Septemis: harbinger \HAHR-bun-jer\ nounĪ harbinger is something that (), or gives an early indication of, something that will happen in the future. While demure sounds French and entered the language at a time when the native tongue of England was borrowing many French words from the (), the etymological evidence requires that we exercise restraint: the word's origin remains obscure. While it began solely as a descriptive term for people of quiet modesty and sedate reserve-those who don't draw attention to themselves, whether because of a shy nature or determined self-control-it came to be applied also to those whose modesty and reservation is more () than sincere expression. In the nearly seven centuries that demure has been in use, its meaning has only shifted slightly. The former Suits actress, who looked elegant and demure in a blue maxi dress, laughed off the near mishap and carried on walking." - Emmy Griffiths, Hello Magazine, 8 June 2023 "After his wife's near-fall, Harry protectively stopped for a second to make sure she was okay, before they carried on walking to the ceremony. The girl greeted her parents' dinner party guests with a demure curtsy. It's an elegant gown with a demure neckline. When used to describe a person-it's usually applied to a girl or woman-it typically means "quiet and polite," but it can also describe someone who puts on a show of false modesty, making it a synonym of (). When describing something observed, such as clothing or an attitude, demure means "not attracting or demanding a lot of attention," making it a synonym of () and (). Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for Septemis: demure \dih-MYOOR\ adjective
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