juanitaite noun

(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal ipyramidal mineral containing arsenic, bismuth, calcium, copper, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.  The discoverer of juanitaite, Juanita Curtis, died September 24, 2006.  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page

Calendula (Calendula officinalis) is a short-lived perennial in warmer climates, but in cooler climate zones, it is usually grown as an annual flowering herb in garden beds and containers.  Although commonly known as pot marigold, calendula is different from the common marigold (Tagetes spp.).  It is, however, part of the Asteraceae family, along with daisies and chrysanthemums, and has a daisy-like appearance.  It is planted in spring after the last frost and grows relatively quickly, flowering six to eight weeks from seeding.  While ancient cultures used calendula as a medicinal herb, today, gardeners grow these plants for their cheery flowers and profuse blooming habit.  Calendula blooms from late fall through spring in mild climates and from spring to fall in colder regions.  Though they most commonly are seen in varieties with yellow, orange, and red flowers, you can also find them in subtle shades of pink and cream, blooming from May to September.  https://www.thespruce.com/growing-and-using-calendula-1402626 

A petard is a small bomb used for blowing up gates and walls when breaching fortifications, originally invented in France in 1579.  A typical petard was a conical or rectangular metal device containing 5–6 pounds (2–3 kg) of gunpowder, with a slow match for a fuse.  Pétardiers were deployed during sieges of castles or fortified cities.  The pétard, a rather primitive and exceedingly dangerous explosive device, comprised a brass or iron bell--shaped device filled with gunpowder and affixed to a wooden base called a madrier.  This was attached to a wall or gate using hooks and rings, the fuse lit and, if successful, the resulting explosive force, concentrated at the target point, would blow a hole in the obstruction, allowing assault troops to enter.  Shakespeare's phrase "hoist with his own petard"—meaning that one could be lifted (blown) upward by one's own bomb, or in other words, be foiled by one's own plan—has become an idiom that means "to be harmed by one's own plan (to harm someone else)" or "to fall into one's own trap".  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petard    

The phrase "apple of my eye" refers in English to something or someone that one cherishes above all others.  It signifies a person who holds a special place in someone’s heart.  Originally, the phrase was simply an idiom referring to the pupil of the eye.  Originally this term simply referred to the "aperture at the centre of the human eye", i.e. the pupil, or occasionally to the whole eyeball.  The earliest appearance of the term is found in the ninth-century Old English translation of the Latin Cura pastoralis attributed to Alfred the Great.   The sense "pupil" appears to be the meaning Shakespeare used in his 1590s plays A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Love's Labor's Lost.  In A Midsummer Night's Dream, the fairy character Oberon has acquired a flower that was once hit by Cupid's arrow, imbuing it with magical love-arousing properties, and drops juice of this flower into a young sleeping man's eyes, saying "Flower of this purple dye, / Hit with Cupid's archery, / Sink in apple of his eye".  In Love's Labor's Lost, the character Biron/Berowne, angry at the fact that the ruse to trick the ladies has been exposed, says to the courtier Boyet "Do not you know my lady's foot by th' square, / And laugh upon the apple of her eye,"   The phrase "apple of my eye" (or similar) occurs in several places in the King James Bible translation from 1611, and some subsequent translations.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_of_my_eye   

whistle register plural whistle registers  (whistle has a silent t)   The highest register of the human voice, lying above the modal register and falsetto.   Synonyms:  bell register, flageolet register, flute register, whistle tone  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whistle_register#English    

October 10, 2025