Mail Art: Home (J.Maher)

Lydia Madrid , Albuquerque, NM Postcard art, 1997,
& Janet Maher, Baltimore, MD

home (hom) n 1. A place where one lives; a residence. 2. The physical structure within which one lives. 3. A dwelling place together with the family or social unit that occupies it. 4.a. An environment offering security and happiness. b. A valued place regarded as a refuge or place of origin.5. The place, such as a country or town, where one was born or has lived for a long period.6. The native habitat, as of a plant or animal. 7. The place where something is discovered, founded, developed, or promoted; a source. 8. A headquarters; a home base. 9.a.Baseball. Home plate. b. Games. Home base. 10. An institution where people are cared for. 11. Computer Science. The starting position of the cursor on a computer screen. --homeadj. 1.a. Of or relating to a home...--home adv. 1. At, to, or toward the direction of home. 2.On or into the point at which something is directed. 3. To the center or heart of something; deeply. --home v.homed, hom-ing,homes...--idioms. at home...home free...