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And here it is......
alidade
• noun a sighting device or pointer for determining directions or measuring angles, used in surveying and (formerly) astronomy.
— origin late Middle English: directly or (in modern use) via French and Spanish from Arabic al-´idada ‘the revolving radius’, probably based on adud ‘upper arm’.
alidade
• noun a sighting device or pointer for determining directions or measuring angles, used in surveying and (formerly) astronomy.
— origin late Middle English: directly or (in modern use) via French and Spanish from Arabic al-´idada ‘the revolving radius’, probably based on adud ‘upper arm’.
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Thee's got'n where thee cassn't back'n, hassn't?
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Well I am having a bad week. Husband had a bad prawn at the weekend and we have succumbed one after the other.Richard Ruck wrote:Actually it derives from the Latin word velum, meaning sail.
Wing is ala - hence aile in French, etc.
Still waiting for today's word to turn up.....
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Get well, Mary.englishangel wrote:Well I am having a bad week. Husband had a bad prawn at the weekend and we have succumbed one after the other.Richard Ruck wrote:Actually it derives from the Latin word velum, meaning sail.
Wing is ala - hence aile in French, etc.
Still waiting for today's word to turn up.....
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Oh dear, not good.englishangel wrote:Well I am having a bad week. Husband had a bad prawn at the weekend and we have succumbed one after the other.Richard Ruck wrote:Actually it derives from the Latin word velum, meaning sail.
Wing is ala - hence aile in French, etc.
Still waiting for today's word to turn up.....
Try to get well for the weekend.
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A female friend who frequents outdoor music festivals informs me that there is a device called a 'Shewee' which allows ladies to, ahem, remain standing.cj wrote:And the girls?
Anyway, moving swiftly on, today's word is....
godet
• noun a triangular piece of material inserted in a dress, shirt, or glove to make it flared or for ornamentation.
— origin late 19th cent. : from French.
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Well of course, I thought we all knew that!!!!Richard Ruck wrote: today's word is....
godet
• noun a triangular piece of material inserted in a dress, shirt, or glove to make it flared or for ornamentation.
— origin late 19th cent. : from French.
I haven't made any clothes for a long time, so can't think when I last used the word but ....
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