/galleries/gallery-dfcf2 There are not too many words in the English dictionary that start with the letter x. The ones that do have an aura of Greek or Roman antiquity. For example, the instrument xylophone, which is formed from two Greek words meaning wood and voice, and X being the roman numeral for ten. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:37 +0000 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:31:37 +0000 en-uk