Here are the meanings of the least-found words that were used in (mostly) recent Times articles.
1. pellicle — a thin skin or film:Chestnuts, a holiday favorite, don’t make it easy for us to cook them at home.
The pellicle, its sticky inner skin, clings to the nut and can give it a bitter taste.
This is achieved less by rethinking motivations than by burrowing into the language, far richer than I imagined.
— The Best Coffee Break Is an Affogato (Aug. 11, 2021)The list of the week’s easiest words:
Persons:
pellicle, chyme, Jimmy, yecch, ’, Brunie, McDermott, ‘, ”, Forest Simmons, Michael Starbird, Su, dotard, Seana McKenna, Ben Carlson, cortado, Maillard, enby, Taylor Mason, Asia Kate Dillon, —, clayey, bombe
Organizations:
Charter, Education, Andersen, Russian
Locations:
New York, Ontario, Copenhagen, Morningside Heights, Manhattan