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Pronounced: kwo-TEN-ee-uhl, adj Notes: Another neat word for a commonly used term Yesterday’s word The word belie means First usage Our word came into English in the late 500s (but see Comments) Background / Comments When our word first appeared, it meant “to deceive by lying”. Around 600 years later, its usage was more of…
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…
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