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belie
Pronounced: bih-LIE, verb Notes: I knew some, but not all, definitions Yesterday’s word The word sleeveless means First usage Our word came into English in the mid-900s Background / Comments Obviously, I knew the second definition, but how did the first definition come about? Back in medieval times, a lady would give her (detachable) sleeve…
sleeveless
Pronounced: SLEEV-luhs (alt: SLEEV-lis), adj Notes: Besides the obvious, this had a meaning I didn’t know Yesterday’s word The word caravansary means First usage Our word came into English in the late 1500s Background / Comments Our word came from the Middle East, where in ancient times, quadrangular inns allowed caravans of camels to stay…
caravansary
Pronounced: ker-uh-VAN(T)-suh-ree, noun Notes: A new word to me Yesterday’s word The word hackle, as a verb, means “to comb flax, hemp, or other fibers with a hackle”. As a noun, it means: First usage Our word came into English around 900 Background / Comments I knew the first two noun definitions, but the third…
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