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palinode
Pronounced: PAH-luh-node, noun Notes: Our word makes me think of “paladin”, but it is not related Yesterday’s phrase The phrase Mother Hubbard is “a loose shapeless dress for a woman” First usage Our phrase came into English in the late 1800s Background / Comments Our phrase came from the nursery rhyme “Old Mother Hubbard”. The…
Mother Hubbard
Pronunciation: MUHTH-uhr HUHB-urhd, noun Notes: I didn’t know that this was a word Yesterday’s word The word millefleur means “having an allover pattern of small flowers and plants” First usage This is odd; there seem to be two different ideas: some reference material said that our word came into English in the 1900s (1900-1910); other…
millefleur
Pronounced: meel-FLUHR, adj Notes: I didn’t know this was a word, but you may be able to guess the meaning Yesterday’s word The word eidolon means First usage Our word came into English in the mid-1800s Background / Comments Our word came from the Greek word eidos (form; idea).
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