"solacious" for consolatory

[Joel S. Berson]

At 4/15/2007 05:42 PM, sagehen wrote:
>On ATC  (NPR Sun Apr 15) a military spokesman in Iraq, interviewed on the
>subject of  civilian casualties, spoke of paying "solacious" payments to
>families for the accidental killing or injury of their members. It came so
>trippingly off his tongue that I suppose it wasn't its premier performance.
>Has anyone heard it before?

Although it dates from 1375, I haven't heard it since it was common
in 1500-1650.  Just kidding -- there are a 1641 and a [1826] citation
in OED2.  But truthfully, no I haven't heard it.

Joel

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