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  Rhetorical Device | Ecdysiast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The word Ecdysiast is formed from ecdysis, a biological term for the casting off of outer casings and layers, like the shedding of a snake’s skin, or a spider’s moulting.
An ecdysiast is what a less cultivated person might term a stripper.
Ecdysiast is a definition by Jack Rusher, published here November 22, 2002.
jack.rusher.com /Ecdysiast.html   (64 words)

  
 The JimH Blog: Ecdysiast's accouterment redux
Lately lots of people have been typing in "ecdysiast’s accouterment" because it turned up in a New York Times crossword puzzle, I liked the clue, and I blogged about it.
Larry Osterman knew what an ecdysiast was without having to look it up.
An ecdysiast is something that sheds its skin.
www.jimhblog.com /jimhblog/2005/01/ecdysiasts_acco.html   (808 words)

  
 The JimH Blog: Ecdysiast's accouterment
One of the other joys of crosswords is, of course, that you learn new words.
The clue for 7 Across in today’s puzzle is "Ecdysiast’s accouterment" (six letters).
I’ll put the answer in a comment to this post in case you’re still working on the puzzle, but just say that out loud -- Ecdysiast’s accouterment.
www.jimhblog.com /jimhblog/2004/11/ecdysiasts_acco.html   (608 words)

  
 Blogit > Gryphon's Word of the Day > Comments on ecdysiast
I was checking my "Reading Distribution" today and was surprised that your name had only gotten a handful o' clicks - unusual, since you're one of my favs - so I clicked on your profile and the answer came to me! No more Word of the Day!
And not many people know (or care) that ecdysiast comes from the Greek word meaning to shed the skin, as a snake does.
It would be interesting if ecdysiast was put up in neon outside a club don't you think?
www.blogit.com /Blogs/Comments.aspx/48609   (244 words)

  
 Ecdysiast: You know you want it. : CafePress.com
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Ecdysiast means stripteaser and it's the best word ever and you like it.
It makes you feel sexy and want to buy things.
www.cafepress.com /ecdysiast   (100 words)

  
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