Friday, April 16, 2010

MORE LOVELY WORDS

I thought it was time to share with you some more lovely 17th and 18th century words. You can use these to dazzle your friends.

ROUT- A clamorous party. In 1772 Anna Winslow: "went directly from it to Miss Caty's rout.

POT VALIANT- Brave only when stimulated by drink. In 1696 Gordon Saltonstall wrote, "Foolish if not pot-valiant firing and shooting off guns."

PORTMANTEAU- A bag for carrying apparel on a journey, especially on horseback.

7 comments:

  1. I love it! Thanks for the mini history lesson :)

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  2. When shall you be able to make it to my upcoming rout? Do be certain to drink a bit of courage so as to engage in a pot-valiant effort at defending your marvelously unusual portmanteau.

    What fun words! Thank you for sharing!

    Zwee!!!!!!!!

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  3. I just love this....wonderful :)

    Doreen

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  4. hello... hapi blogging... have a nice day! just visiting here....

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  5. Thank you for your kind words about my post on paste jewelry and on my other blogs. Barbara

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  6. What an interesting blog you have Donna. As a lover of textiles, it's nice to see such a variety of clothing and household goods. I happen to have a couple of pieces of antique clothing given to me by a friend. Would you like to have them for your collection?

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  7. I'm sure it's just an oversight, but I'm sure you will want to correct it and put in quotation marks and make appropriate citation(s) to the source material you used in your discussion of wigs.

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