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Regency Words: Monkey and money

By Anne | October 13, 2011 - 9:30 pm |October 13, 2011 Regency Words

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When a gentleman said he bet a monkey, what did he mean? 500 pounds, of course. A gentleman close to the River Tick might have Continue →

Regency Lexicon: Mawkish

By anneglover | March 14, 2011 - 9:35 pm |March 14, 2011 Regency Words

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mawk·ish (môksh) adj. 1. Excessively and objectionably sentimental. 2. Sickening or insipid in taste. Sense of “sickly sentimental” is first recorded 1702. [From Middle English mawke, Continue →

Regency Lexicon: Chit

By Anne | February 20, 2011 - 4:59 am |February 20, 2011 Regency Words

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The word chit, used to refer to a saucy or impertinent young girl, is commonly found in the pages of hist-ro. Our rakehell hero might Continue →

Regency Words: Breaking Down the Lexicon

By Anne | February 11, 2011 - 6:37 am |February 11, 2011 Regency Words

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I am a bit of an etymology buff. Words are like a comfort food for me–and semantics a deliciously warm bubble bath. So in this Continue →

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