A small announcement

Jan 31, 2007 16:23

innocynt - the cute, little, innocent, damsel in distress, maiden in need of saving, etc. etc. is gone.

Cynew from
Sinew \Sin"ew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sinewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Sinewing.]
To knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews.
--Shak.
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Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures . . . might,
if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time
of danger. --Goldsmith.
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and

Sinew \Sin"ew\, n. [OE. sinewe, senewe, AS. sinu, seonu; akin to D. zenuw, OHG. senawa, G. sehne, Icel. sin, Sw. sena, Dan. sene; cf. Skr. sn[=a]va. [root]290.]
1. (Anat.) A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon.

2. Muscle; nerve. [R.] --Sir J. Davies.

3. Fig.: That which supplies strength or power.
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It's not as cute, but that's the point.

That is all.
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