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• REH Word of the Week: Milesian

  
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    adjective 1. belonging or relating to the legendary earliest Celts of Ireland; mythical Spanish king, Milesius (Miledh) whose followers are supposed to have conquered Ireland about 1300 b.c. and are regarded as the ancestors of most of the Irish. [origin: Latin milesius Milesian (from Gk milesios , fr. ...
  2 weeks ago

• REH Word of the Week: slattern

  
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  (Betty Davis as Mildred Rogers in Of Human Bondage ) noun 1. an untidy, slovenly woman; prostitute [origin: ca 1639; probably from German schlottern to hang loosely, slouch; akin to Dutch slodderen to hang loosely] HOWARD’S USAGE: You’d sell your blood for Paris mud And wine-stained tavern benches, And ...
  3 weeks ago

• Saying of the Week: I’m Late.

  
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  The  Word of the Week  comes from China Digital Space’s  Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon , a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens and frequently encountered in online political discussions. These are the words of China’s online “resistance discourse,” used to mock and subvert the official language around ...
  4 weeks ago

• Word of the Week: Soigné

  
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    Soigné1. carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed. Source: Dictionary Continue reading: Word of the Week: Soigné
  4 weeks ago

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