How did the word "handsome" come to be?
heron stone
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Skitt
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Mislaid your dictionary again, huh?
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heron stone
+ yes, as a matter of fact, i did
+ my cd-rom is out temporarily
- what does your dictionary say
Skitt
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> >Mislaid your dictionary again, huh?
>
> + yes, as a matter of fact, i did
> + my cd-rom is out temporarily
>
> - what does your dictionary say
Online MWCD10:
Main Entry: hand·some
Pronunciation: 'han(t)-s&m
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): hand·som·er; -est
Etymology: Middle English handsom easy to manipulate
Date: 1530
1 chiefly dialect : APPROPRIATE, SUITABLE
2 : moderately large : SIZABLE <a painting that commanded a handsome price>
3 : marked by skill or cleverness : ADROIT
4 : marked by graciousness or generosity : LIBERAL <handsome contributions
to charity>
5 : having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance
synonym see BEAUTIFUL
- hand·some·ly adverb
- hand·some·ness noun
Bob Lipton
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> >Mislaid your dictionary again, huh?
>
> + yes, as a matter of fact, i did
> + my cd-rom is out temporarily
>
> - what does your dictionary say
My dictionary doesn't say anything, except for some minor creaking
sounds from the spine when I open it, some shff-shff sounds as I turn
pages and 'Thump' when I close it.
Bob
baldy...@mindspring.com
"Hand some of them apples to me, Bitch!"
The price was high.
Dave <<--hoping you guys have a sense of humor (and that the above qualifies as
just that)