Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Klingon word: velSo' 'uSqan Part of speech: noun Definition: stainless steel Source: qepHom 2016

Literally "chromium iron": velSo' chromium (n) (qepHom 2016) 'uSqan iron (element) (n) (qepHom 2015) Typically, Okrand avoided anything so obvious as using {nguv} "be dyed/stained/tinted" and {nguvmoH} "dye/stain/tint"! Note this line from the paq'batlh: 'ej bejtaHvIS baS moj jIb his hair... turned to steel before his eyes (PB) SEE ALSO: baS metal (n) Qu cast (metal) (v) -- Voragh tlhIngan ghantoH pIn'a' Ca'Non Master of the Klingons