Monday, June 27, 2011

CRAMBO = Andre and Inigo Rhyme

CRAM'BO, n. A rhyme; a play in which one person gives a word to which another finds a rhyme. – Swift.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Closet

CLOS'ET-SIN, n. [cloz'et-sin.] Sin committed in privacy. – Bp. Hall.

ONOMASTICS TERM: Gentilitious

CHRIS´TIAN-NAME, n. The name given in baptism, as distinct from the gentilitious or surname.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

STEP- implies "orphan"

STEP'-CHILD, n. [step and child.] A son-in-law or daughter-in-law, [a child deprived of its parent.]
STEP'-DAME, n. A mother by marriage, [the mother of an orphan or one deprived.]
STEP'-DAUGH-TER, n. A daughter by marriage [an orphan daughter.]
STEP'-FA-THER, n. A father-in-law; a father by marriage only; [the father of an orphan.]
STEP'-MOTH-ER, n. A mother by marriage only; a mother-in-law; [the mother of an orphan.]
STEP'-SIS-TER, n. A sister-in-law, or by marriage, [an orphan sister.]

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

STATION < STANDING TO PRAY

STA´TION, n. [Fr. from L. statio, from sto, status; It. stazione; Sp. estacion.]
‎1. The act of standing.
Their manner was to stand at prayer … on which their meetings for that purpose received the name of stations. [Obs.] – Hooker.

Friday, May 20, 2011

Female spinner

SPIN'STER, n. [spin and ster.]
1. A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin. Hence,
2. In law, the common title by which a woman without rank or distinction is designated.
If a gentlewoman is termed a spinster, she may abate the writ. – Coxe.

Spelling as manners from NW the spelling reformer

SPELL'ING, n. ...
2. Orthography: the manner of forming words with letters. Bad spelling is disreputable to a gentleman.