Question for our time(s)
Aodhan Ite an Fhithich
aodhan at dobharchu.org
Thu Nov 23 19:53:17 PST 1995
Dia duit!
[Replying to a message of Ysoulde at aol.com to All]
Y> Our small as in child.......where does small refer to undergarments?
>From the Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (the only definition of
"small" as a noun therein):
small n 1: a part smaller and esp. narrower than the remainder <the ~ of the
back> 2 a pl: small-sized products b pl, Brit: SMALLCLOTHES 1
and
small.clothes n pl 1: close-fitting knee breeches worn in the 18th century 2:
small articles of clothing (as underclothing)
This latter usage is the one most recognized by those with late period
personas.
Might I suggest instead a perfectly *period* (Anglo-Saxon) term for a child:
child.
Feicfidh me' ari's thu',
Aodhan
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