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 / Comments
Our word came from the Latin word interstitium, which is made from inter- (between) and -stes (standing). As I mentioned yesterday, I know a related word – “interstitial” from an early classic Doctor Who show.
