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Re: SF "amputation of an arctic" - answer to the old query

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Actually, if you were reading Alexey Sklyarenko's annotations he'd pointed out that the Arctic was a boot, I believe, explaining that the snowy hill pulls the boot off.

On Sunday, February 21, 2016 4:50 AM, Jansy Mello <jansy.mello@OUTLOOK.COM> wrote:

Jansy Mello asked (Sunday, 10 Jan. 2016): what does “deep snow had performed the amputation of an arctic” mean? [I only managed to collect etymological data about the word arctic itself: late 14c., artik, from Old French artique, from Medieval Latin articus, from Latin arcticus, from Greek arktikos "of the north," literally "of the (constellation) Bear," from arktos "bear; Ursa Major; the region of the north," the Bear being a northerly constellation]. J. Aisenberg was so kind to reply ( 13 Jan.2016) : On the "deep amputation" quote: in context the narrator describes people running up a snowy hill followed by a groan. Isn't the meaning then that someone's leg or legs have sunk into the snow, figuratively amputating the limbs; the "arctic" in this context meaning "of or pertaining to the cold conditions which created the snowy hill?" Today I was surprised to learn what the word “an arctic” indicates from a Brazilian friend who is translating “Spring in Fialta”. It means, simply, a galoche. The definition begins with a description of “a waterproof overshoe lined with fur.” At first, by using my internet resources I reached something like it that was called “Joan of Arctic fur lined boots”! (what a pun) I had to insist before I found: ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. | overshoe - footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or coldgalosh, golosh, gumshoe, arctic, rubber - a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snowfootgear, footwear - covering for a person's feet |

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. arc·tic (ärk′tĭk, är′tĭk)adj.Extremely cold; frigid. See Synonyms at cold.n.A warm waterproof overshoe. arctic (ˈɑːktɪk)adj1. (Placename) of or relating to the Arctic: arctic temperatures.2. informal cold; freezing: the weather at Christmas was arctic.n3. (Clothing & Fashion) US a high waterproof overshoe with buckles4. (modifier) designed or suitable for conditions of extreme cold: arctic clothing. arc•tic adj.1. (often cap.) of, pertaining to, or located at or near the North Pole: the arctic region.2. coming from the North Pole or the arctic region: an arctic wind.3. characteristic of the extremely cold, snowy, windy weather north of the Arctic Circle; frigid; bleak: an arctic winter.4. extremely cold in manner: a look of arctic disdain.n.5. (often cap.) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area northof the timberline.6. arctics, warm waterproof overshoes.[1350–1400; Middle English artik < Middle French artique < Latin arcticus < Greek arktikós northern, literally, of the Bear=árkt(os) bear (see Ursa Major) + -ikos -ic]arc′ti•cal•ly, adv.Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. arcticA type of waterproof overshoe.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
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