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Examples
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The little catachrest attempted a smacking that emerged between the intended kiss and a squall.
Exodus From The Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1996
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"Lo, girl." flapping in advance of Silk, Oreb ignored the little catachrest.
Exodus From The Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1996
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Maytera Mint struck the table with her small fist, and Hyacinth's catachrest thrust his furry little head above the tabletop, saying, "Done bay saw made, laddie."
Exodus From The Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1996
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Xiphias accepted the small catachrest from Hossaan.
Exodus From The Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1996
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The little catachrest sprang onto the dressing table for a better view of Hyacinth.
Exodus From The Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1996
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She picked up the hairbrush and began a process that Tick the catachrest watched approvingly.
Exodus From The Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1996
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"Add, add word!" the little orange-and-white catachrest reiterated.
Exodus From The Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1996
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"A c-catachrest," Hyacinth told her through chattering teeth.
Exodus From The Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1996
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It had seemed quite plausible that the little orange-and-white catachrest should speak: it was in fact very like a child, despite its fur.
Nightside The Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1993
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"Berry add word," the catachrest told him spitefully, gripping die wire mesh of his cage.
Nightside The Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1993
Telofy commented on the word catachrest
With a showman’s flourish, the seller reached beneath the stained red cloth that draped his table and produced a small wire cage containing an orange-and-white catachrest. Silk was no judge of these animals, but to him it appeared hardly more than a kitten.
...“Word,” the little catachrest said distinctly. “Shoe word, who add pan.”
...“Berry add word,” the catachrest told him spitefully, gripping die wire mesh of his cage. “Pack!”
He shook it, minute black claws sharper than pins visible at the tips of his fuzzy white toes.
“Add word!” he repeated. “Add speak!”
—Gene Wolfe, The Book of the Long Sun
Hint: catachresis
August 2, 2009
blafferty commented on the word catachrest
Wouldn't it be fun if a picture came up for this?
June 30, 2011
reesetee commented on the word catachrest
It would probably be the wrong image. ;-)
July 1, 2011
blafferty commented on the word catachrest
That's true.
July 1, 2011