het·ero·nym
Noun: one of two
or more homographs [words that are spelled the same]
that differ in pronunciation
and meaning
(such as a bass voice and bass, a fish)
First Known Use:
circa 1889
20: crooked
He crooked his neck and tried
to see
The woman standing near.
She was, he knew, the one who meant
The most to him—so dear.
But he was old and crooked
now—
So bent and white with age.
But still he loved that woman so—
Impossible to gauge.
She turned her ancient form to him—
And smiled—she knew his ways.
“Keep looking, dear,” she said to him,
“For all remaining days.”
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