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LEGERDEMAIN (Noun, English) Skilled, dexterous use of the hands when performing magical tricks. Has also taken on a pejorative meaning of deceit or trickery. Note: Cited originally in English during the 16th century. From the French phrase 'léger de main' (light of hand).
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English can form adjectives from the past participles of verbs. Consider: break:broken the vase was broken -> the broken vase fall:fallen his popularity has fallen recently -> his fallen popularity bake:baked the bread was baked in a brick oven -> … Continue reading
The Allure of Color Terms
I’m a little fascinated by the specific names for colors that are chosen in clothing and home furnishing catalogs (both online and paper). It would be fun to collect some of these catalogs over the past fifty years and see … Continue reading
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