One day Holmes and Watson are flying a dirigible balloon. It is foggy around, they have lost their way. Suddenly they see - a shepherd is grazing sheep below. The men are very glad and shout:
- The dear, tell us, please, where we are now?
- You are in the dirigible balloon.
- I understand... - Holmes says. - We are flying over Russia.
- But why? - Watson is surprised.
- It’s elementary, Buddy! Only a programmer could give such an exact and useless answer at the same time. And only in Russia programmers can look after sheep.
grise n. (pl. Eminences grises pronunc. Same) person who exercises power or influence without holding office. [french, = grey cardinal (orig. Of richelieu's secretary)]
- n. - distinction; recognized superiority.
- piece of rising ground.
- title used in addressing or referring to a cardinal (your eminence; his eminence). [latin: related to *eminent]
EMISSARY
n. (pl. -ies) person sent on a diplomatic mission. [latin: related to *emit]
EMPHASIS
n. (pl. Emphases) 1 importance or prominence attached to a thing (emphasis on economy).
- stress laid on a word or syllable to make the meaning clear or show importance.
- vigour or intensity of expression, feeling, etc. [latin from greek]
EMPHATIC
adj. - forcibly expressive.
- of words: a bearing the stress. B used to give emphasis. emphatically adv.
EMPLOYEE
n. Person employed for wages.
EMPORIUM
n. (pl. -s or -ria) 1 large shop or store.
- centre of commerce, market. [greek emporos merchant]
EMPYREAN
—n. The highest heaven, as the sphere of fire or abode of god. —adj. Of the empyrean. empyreal adj. [greek pur fire]
EMULSIFY
v. (-ies, -ied) convert into an emulsion. emulsification n. Emulsifier n.
EMULSION
n. - fine dispersion of one liquid in another, esp. As paint, medicine, etc.
- mixture of a silver compound in gelatin etc. For coating photographic plate or film.
