“Old hat” was the name given to a very private part of the female anatomy, the idea being that it was “often felt” (as in a “felt hat”). Before that, the term “old hat” meant something very different, and very vulgar. The use of “old hat” to mean something “out of date, stale” started about 1911. 67 Ice skater’s small talk? : COLD CHAT (from “old hat”) She adapted the album into a stage musical that opened Off-Broadway in 2016 as “Hadestown: The Myth. One of Mitchell’s more famous works is a 2010 concept album titled “Hadestown” that is based on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. 65 “Hadestown” creator Mitchell : ANAISĪnaïs Mitchell is a Vermonet-based singer-songwriter. Honduras had her membership suspended after the country’s 2009 coup. Cuba was barred from participation in the organization after a vote in 1962. Not all of the independent states in the Americas are members. The Organization of American States (OAS) was founded in 1948, and has its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Chihuahua breed of dog takes its name from the state. The state takes its name from the Chihuahuan Desert which lies largely within its borders. Chihuahua is the largest state in the country, earning it the nickname “El Estado Grande”. 62 Chihuahua kisses : BESOSĬhihuahua is a state in northern Mexico that shares a border with Texas and New Mexico. In editorial work, the typesetter is instructed to disregard any change previously marked by writing the word “stet” and then underscoring that change with a line of dots or dashes. “Stet” is a Latin word meaning “let it stand”. The designation “pool” arose after pocket billiards became a common feature in “pool halls”, places where gamblers “pooled” their money to bet on horse races. The more correct name for the game of pool is “pocket billiards”. The first verse of the English nursery rhyme is: The Medes held sway in the region only for about 60 years, until Cyrus the Great came along and defeated Astyages, the king of Media (not to be confused with Howard Stern, the self-proclaimed “King of All Media”!). The Medes were an ancient people that lived in what is now northwestern Iran.
The term “holism” was coined in a 1926 book titled “Holism and Evolution” by Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts, a philosopher and former South African prime minister. Holism is an approach taken to the study of systems (physical, biological, economic, etc.) that views those systems as part of a whole, and not in isolation. We use the phrase to mean the happy, carefree enjoyment of life, like when we finish our crossword puzzles … 33 New Age physician : HOLIST “Joie de vivre” means “joy of living” in French. The term “mosaic” translates as “of the Muses”. In the Middle Ages, mosaics were often dedicated to the Muses. Bennett chose the name in honor of hometown of Bandon in County Cork, Ireland. It was first settled by Europeans in 1853, but it wasn’t until 1873 that the permanent settlement was founded by an Irish peer named George Bennett. It was US Post Office bureaucrats that dropped the “Farewell” to give the shorter name “Bend”.īandon is a city on the Oregon coast. It is named for a ranch called “Farewell Bend” that existed in the area when the town was founded. The Oregon city of Bend is situated on the Deschutes River. So, our word “testy” comes from the same root as the French word “tête” meaning “head”.
The term “testy” comes into English from Old French, ultimately deriving from “testu” meaning “stubborn, headstrong”, literally “heady”. Somebody described as testy is touchy, irritably impatient. Rust forms when iron oxidizes, reacts with oxygen. 23 Part of a successful baker’s rep? : CRUST CRED (from “rust red”) So, a buffet is a meal served from a “bufet”. Our word “buffet” comes from the French “bufet” meaning “bench, sideboard”. 21 Serving from a buffet station : OMELET The larger Frankfurt is located on the Main River, hence the name. It is more properly called Frankfurt am Main, to distinguish it from Frankfurt an der Oder, a town near the Polish border. 19 Frankfurt article : EINEįrankfurt is the fifth largest city in Germany.
The yin can also be associated with the moon, while the yang is associated with the sun. The yin is also regarded as the feminine side, and the yang the masculine. In one, as the sun shines on a mountain, the side in the shade is the yin and the side in the light is the yang. The yin and yang can be illustrated using many different metaphors. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across
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