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hidebound
Pronounced: HIDE-bownd, adj Notes: I knew one of the two meanings, but not the other Yesterday’s phrase The phrase Canterbury tale means “a tale that is long, tedious, or absurdly implausible” First usage Our phrase came into English in the late 1500s Background / Comments Our phrase was taken, as you no doubt know, from…
Canterbury tale
Pronounced: KAN-tuhr-ber-ee tail, noun Notes: I have heard of the Canterbury tales, but not our phrase Yesterday’s word The word interstice means a space that intervenes between things; especially the space between closely spaced things a short space of time between events First usage Our word came into English in the late 1500s Background /…
interstice
Pronounced: in-TUHR-stuhs, noun Notes: I have heard a related word Yesterday’s word The word faitour means “a cheat or impostor” First usage Our word came into English in the mid-1300s Background / Comments It is great to have another word for a cheat! Our word came from the Latin word factor (maker; doer; perpetrator) which…
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