For book club this month, I read Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale.The only word I didn’t recognize was:
Gher- a tent-like dwelling for a nomad in Central Asia.
You can see a great picture of one on Flickr.
Have you ever heard of a gher? What new words did you stumble across this week?
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(Oops–trying again–just lost my first comment) I think I’ve heard of gher in a Roland Smith novel, but it’s good to see it here again.
I’m not sure I’ve seen a gher before. I’m thinking big tent or something like a yurt. I’m off to flicker to see the picture.
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