Daily Archives: January 31, 2007

Milliner

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (MIL-uh-nuhr) http://wordsmith.org/words/milliner.mp3 MEANING: (noun), Someone who designs, makes, or sells women’s hats. ETYMOLOGY: After Milan, Italy, from where women’s wares were imported. First recorded use: 1530. NOTES: The word used to appear as the derogatory term “man milliner” implying … Continue reading →

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An Old Bottle

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Ron

One day a man is walking down the beach and comes across an old bottle. Picking it up, he pulls out the cork… Sure enough, out pops a huge blue genie. The genie says, “Thank you for freeing me from … Continue reading →

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