It's the word of the day for October 9th.

Today's word is Chorusate, spelled C-O-R-U-S-C-A-E-C-E-C-E-C-E.

Chorusate is a verb.

To Chorusate is to give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes.

Chorusate is used as a synonym of the word

sparkle and may be used also to mean to be brilliant or showy

in technique or style.

Here's the word used in a sentence from the New York Times.

The show is beautifully laid out.

It's installed in a small dark semi-circular gallery with jewelry in vitreins spotlighted against a black acetate

and plexiglass. The diamonds glint and choriscate as you're a

a shining star saying you're a shining star no matter who you are a shining star no

matter who you are it's not only a coriscating gem of funk and soul, but one that serves as a handy

and catchy way to remember the dual uses of the verb choriscate. This formal sounding synonym of sparkle comes from the Latin verb

Kauruskare meaning to flash. Originally Kauriskate was used only literally

applied when things such as shining stars glitter or gleam, as when

Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote in his 1852 short story about a scarecrow, Feather Top, that the star kept choriscating on Feather Top's breast.

Eventually, Choriscate gained figurative use, applying to those human shining stars who may be said to have a choriscating wit or

coruscating brilliance or to things such as satires, performances or prose that are

metaphorically brilliant. With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.

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