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 rhyme does not mention how she is dressed, but in illustrations, she is depicted as wearing a loose-fitting unbelted gown. After reading the definition, a memory stirred — I think I have run across this word somewhere as referring to clothing of some sort.
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