sparver

[spahr-ver]

noun

a tentlike bed curtain or canopy.

a bed curtain suspended from a flat, circular covering on the ceiling.

a bed having a tentlike curtain or canopy.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English sperver < Middle French esprevier sparrow hawk, canopy bed < Germanic

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Sparver is always a great word to know.

So is callithumpian. Does it mean:

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

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