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Showing posts with label words. Show all posts
Showing posts with label words. Show all posts

Friday, 11 July 2008

Garderobe

Any idea of what a Garderobe is?
According to the word "Garderobe" comes from "Middle English, from Old French, from garder to watch, guard + robe clothing " and it dates back from 15th century.
It is also another word for a privy (a sort of toilet).
This one is in Dover Castle and they use artificial smells to give the visitors an idea of how smelly it used to be!

Monday, 2 June 2008

Hymnal or hymnary?

According to Merriam-Websters dictionary both words can be used for a Book of Hymns.
Here we have some, neatly lined up in a shelf, in the Church of St Mary in Fordwich