Astrologers
‘A knot of astrologers’ – an impression of being tied up in knots by the intricacies of prediction? Perhaps best...
Bellowing bullfinches
Never heard a bullfinch, so I don't know if they bellow, but it isn't an easy word to associate with...
A piteousness of doves
A poetic collective noun, evoking the soothing cooing of the birds of peace, one of the gentlest sounds in nature...
Collective nouns – quotations
A 'trove' or an 'aptness' of quotes; a 'delight' or an 'elegance' of quotations, complemented by a 'fount', a 'finesse'...
A conclave of cardinals
The word 'conclave' evokes the thud of a great heavy door closing behind the last cardinal to enter a thick-walled,...
An embruing of carvers
Wonderful term. Firstly, where do you go to find an assembly of carvers? A school of butchery surely, or a...
A draught of butlers
A hint of butlers having had a propensity for tippling at the sherry or the whisky? I would prefer a...
A clowder of cats
The spell check keeps trying to change 'clowder' to 'chowder', which I don't think anyone would want made of cats.
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