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travismcdermott commented on the word cafone
1872 Old & New Aug. 232/2 When we lose ourselves in the abandoned plains or uncared-for forests of the Capitanate, and hear suddenly the shot of the Cafone or of the Mafioso,emwe begin to realize perhaps that a great danger will arise for us.
Aug 19, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word outrun
eOE Bald's Leechbk. (Royal) II. xvii. 198 Thonne se swile tobyrst thonne biedh seo micge lyswen swilce worms, gif he utyrnedh thonne bith thaet sar laesse.
Jul 31, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word mummify
1628 G. WITHER Britain's Remembrancer 44, I could bide Shut up untill my Flesh were Mummy-fi'd.
Jul 31, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word veer
1582 N. LICHEFIELD tr. Castanheda's Conq. E. Ind. 73 And after that the winde verred sic to the Southwest they bare with the same.
Jul 29, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word varying
c1340 HAMPOLE Pr. Consc. 1413 The life of this world es ful unstable, And ful variand and chaungeable.
Jul 28, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word preliminary
1656 O. CROMWELL Let. 6 May in W. C. Abbott Writings & Speeches O. Cromwell (1947) IV. 154 There were some preliminaries to be performed by him before we would enter upon the whole body of a Treaty.
Jul 27, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word incurvation
1608 HIERON Defence III. 156 All incurvation and bowing of the body unto Images.
Jul 27, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word raised
a1450 (?1348) R. ROLLE Form of Living (Cambr.) in Eng. Writings (1931) 116 Contemplacion, that es, als saynt Austyn says, ‘A gastely dede of fleschly affeccions, thorow the joy of a raysed thoght’.
Jul 25, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word cautionary
1597 SIR F. VERE Comm. (1657) 70 The ordinary Garrison of the cautionary towns. 1611 SPEED Hist. Gt. Brit. IX. viii. (1632) 556 That..all his cautionary Lords should be released.
Jul 24, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word octopus
1759 Philos. Trans. 1758 (Royal Soc.) 50 778 The Polypus, particularly so called, the Octopus, Preke, or Pour-contrel.
Jul 23, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word myelodysplasia
1916 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 151 470 Most cases of enuresis nocturna, he thinks, can not be attributed to myelodysplasia.
Jul 23, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word mortar
c1350 in Trans. Philol. Soc. (1906) 511 Morter, pil et mundiloun, Morter, pestelle and pootstikke.
Jul 21, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word radicle
1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 3037 The one is called by him (sc. Grew) the Radicle, being that, which, upon the vegetation of the Seed, becomes the Root.
Jul 20, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word joined-up
1983 M. MAGORIAN Goodnight Mister Tom (BNC) 137, I starts the last readin' book on Mondee, and joined-up writing.
Jul 19, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word inebriate
1555 EDEN Decades 259 Such stronge drinkes as are of force to inebriate.
Jul 18, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word tee
1673 Wedderburn's Vocab. 37, 38 (Jam.) Statumina thilam arena, Teaz your ball on the sand.
Jul 17, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word mutability
a1420 LYDGATE Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.4) I. 1859 Thei seyn that chawng and mutabilite Appropred ben to femynyte.
Jul 15, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word house
1986 House Sound of Chicago (record sleeve note), House is the mystifying music they call the key... House is meta-music, always referring outwards to other sounds, past and present.
Jul 15, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word official
a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm. 1396) 25 Official membris is to seie: a fyngir, a ioynt, an hand, either a foot or othere lymes of office.
Jul 13, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word scumble
1798 Trans. Soc. Arts XVI. 280 The artist then painted the lights with pure white..where the light was brightest..; and, where the demi-tints were afterwards to be, scumbling it thinner by degrees.
Jul 13, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word pastille
1451 Corpus Christi Acct. Rolls in A. F. Johnston & M. Rogerson Rec. Early. Eng. Drama: York (1979) I. 78 Item in pane subtili vocato symnell & Pastill vij s x d.
Jul 11, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word marry
a1325 11000 Virgins (Corpus Cambr.) 14 in C. D'Evelyn & A. J. Mill S. Eng. Legendary (1956) 443 He lete hure marie to is sone that was is eir.
Jul 10, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word multivalve
1753 E. CHAMBERS Cycl. Suppl. Suppl. s.v. Pollicipes, They are multivalve flat shells, of a triangular figure, each being composed of several laminæ.
Jul 8, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word stag-horn
1663 BOYLE Consid. Usef. Nat. Philos. II. App. 356 In case Stags Horns cannot be procured for the preparation.
Jul 7, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word mikasuki
1791 in Amer. State Papers, Indian Affairs (1832) 127 The chief of the Micasukee.
Jul 6, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word peck
1381 in L. Morsbach Mittelengl. Originalurkunden (1923) 4 Jtem ii..bossheles feble and ii peckes of stre.
Jul 5, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word declaration
c1374 CHAUCER Boeth. III. x. (Camb. MS.) 71-2 Thyse geometryens whan they han shewyd hyr proposiciouns ben wont to bryngen in thinges that they clepyn porysmes or declaraciouns of forseyde thinges.
Jul 4, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word voluptuous
c1374 CHAUCER Troylus IV. 1573 Love ne drof yow nought to don this dede, But lust voluptuous, and cowarde drede.
Jul 3, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word punctuality
1618 T. MIDDLETON Peace-maker sig. D2, This punctualitie of Reputation, is no better then a Bewitching Sorcerie.
Jul 2, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word maple leaf
1690 J. GREENVILL Will 19 Mar. in W. S. Pelletreau Early Long Island Wills (1897) 46 My will is that my norwester Coat..may be given to Christopher Leaming.
Jul 1, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word nor'-wester
1690 J. GREENVILL Will 19 Mar. in W. S. Pelletreau Early Long Island Wills (1897) 46 My will is that my norwester Coat..may be given to Christopher Leaming.
Jun 30, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word golden goal
1831 C. I. JOHNSTONE Lives & Voy. Drake, Cavendish, & Dampier (1864) iii. 88 When the wind slackened the ship was towed on by the boats, each man straining to reach the golden goal.
Jun 29, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word lore
971 Blickl. Hom. 47 Ne sceolan tha lareowas aasgimeleasian tha lare.
Jun 28, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word match
[eOE Charter: Oswulf & Beornedhryedh to Christ Church, Canterbury (Sawyer 1188) in F. E. Harmer Sel. Eng. Hist. Docs. 9th & 10th Cents. (1914) 1 Ic Osuulf aldormonn..ond Beornedhryedh min gemecca sellaedh to Cantuarabyrg to Cristes cirican.
Jun 27, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word murderer's row
1905 Washington Post 24 Apr. 8/6 Yale's hitting in the last few years has been a cross between a crime and a joke, but this year the cry is loud for hitters and Lush, a member of ‘Murderer's Row’, as pitchers call the first six batters on the Cleveland list, is there to teach the team the art.
Jun 26, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word murderer's row
1873 Dark Side N.Y. Life 731 The cells on the second floor contain those charged with murder..and is sic therefore called ‘Murderers' Row’.
Jun 26, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word wellington
1818 M. BIRKBECK Notes Journ. Amer. (ed. 4) 88 Americans..in pantaloons and Wellington boots.
Jun 25, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word scant
1436 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 189 Allas! fortune begynneth so to stant read scant?, Or ellis grace, that dede is governaunce.
Jun 24, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word passerelle
1883 M. K. WADDINGTON Let. 23 June in Lett. Diplomat's Wife (1903) i. 129 The Captain..came to get us to stand on the passerelle with him and see the approach to Helsingfors.
Jun 23, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word rogue
1570 LEVINS Manip. 157/47 To Roge, vagari.
Jun 23, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word swill
c725 Corpus Gloss. (Hessels) G3 Gargarizet, gagul suille.
Jun 23, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word swill
c725 Corpus Gloss. (Hessels) G3 Gargarizet, gagul suille.
Jun 23, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word swill
c725 Corpus Gloss. (Hessels) G3 Gargarizet, gagul suille.
Jun 23, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word matins
c1250 Lutel Soth Serm. (Calig.) 69 in R. Morris Old Eng. Misc. (1872) 190 Masses and matines ne kepeth heo nouht.
Jun 21, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word cybersquatter
1995 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 6 Aug. 70 If you just can't take any more of Barney, there are two places to visit. The first is intended for fans but still houses a number of Barney-hating cyber-squatters.
Jun 20, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word backsplash
1920 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 12 Nov. 7 (advt.) Pointer cast range, full nickel trim, polished top, enameled back splash.
Jun 20, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word corgi
1926 Bulletin 25 Nov. 9/4 One little dog about a foot high..a brown Welsh corgi.
Jun 17, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word apartheid
947 Cape Times 24 Oct. 7/7 Mr. Hofmeyr said apartheid could not be reconciled with a policy of progress and prosperity for South Africa.
Jun 17, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word kick-off
1857 HUGHES Tom Brown I. v, Hasn't old Brook won the toss..and got choice of goals and kick-off?
Jun 8, 2008
travismcdermott commented on the word penitente
1838 'TEXIAN' Mexico vs. Texas vi. 79 The procession is rendered shocking and repulsive, by penitentes, who walk at the head of the cortege, naked from the waist upwards.
Jun 7, 2008