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Ma’am. An Americanism for mother. See “Madam.” Ma’am School. The American term for a young ladies’ seminary, or an infants’ school kept by a woman. Macadamised Road. This system of road-making by means of broken stones pressed down by a heavy roller was introduced by John Loudon Macadam, a Scotsman, appointed Surveyor of Public Roads in 1827. Macaroni. From the Italian macare, to crush, to bruis..

Labadists. A sect of Protestant mystics founded in the seventeenth century by Jean Labadic of Bourg, Germany. La Belle Sauvage Yard. The yard of the famous coaching inn of the same name. The history of this sign was curious. Kept by Isabelle Savage, it bore the name of “The Bel Savage”; but its sign was a bell suspended within an iron hoop at the top of the usual “Ale Stake.” Hence its proper na..

Kaaba. The stone building inside the great Mosque at Mecca; said to have been erected over the spot where Adam first worshipped after his expulsion from the Garden of Eden. The name is Arabic for “square house.” Kaffraria. The country of the Kaffirs or “unbelievers,” from the Mohammedan standpoint. This term was applied not only to the natives south of Abyssinia and the desert regions of Africa,..

Jackanapes. Properly “Jack-of-apes,” an impudent fellow who apes the manners of his social superiors. Jackass. The male ass. Jack-boots. When first worn by cavalry these high leather boots were covered with metal plates as a protection for the leg. The term Jack is derived from the Norman-French jacque, a leathern jerkin worn over a coat of mail. At a later period the jacque itself was made swor..

Iambic Verse. Poetical satires written in Iambics, or two-syllable foot measure, were originally so called after Iambe, an attendant upon one of the queens of Sparta, who kept a commonplace book of lively, free, and satirical pieces. Iberia. The ancient name of Spain, from the Iberi, its original inhabitants. These were maritime adventurers from Phœnicia who penetrated the country by 155way of t..

Haberdasher. Anciently one who sold Hapertas cloth, a mixture of silk and wool. In modern times a haberdasher is a vendor of smallwares, such as handkerchiefs, neckties, tapes, etc. The origin of the word Hapertas has been traced to the Anglo-Saxon Habihr das: “Will you buy this?” a trader’s exclamation similar to that of the London ’prentice of a later period: “What do you lack?” However this m..

Gad-about. The word “Gad” is Gaelic, signifying “to rove.” Gaelic. See “Caledonia.” Gaff. See “Penny Gaff.” Gaffer. Provincial for an old man; a corruption of “grandfather.” Gag. An actor’s interpolation of catch phrases at his own sweet will. Originally, however, gagging was a device to disconcert or stop the mouth of another actor by the unexpected employment of words not in the text of the pl..

Face the Music. To bear the jeers and taunts of those who laugh at us. Factory King. Richard Oastler of Bradford, the promoter of the “Ten Hours’ Bill.” Fag. Slang for a cigarette, derived from the fag end--i.e. fatigued or spent end--of a cigar. Also a small boy who acts as a drudge in the service of another at a public school, so called from the Anglo-Saxon fæge, weak, timid. Fair Cop. Thieves..

Eagle. An inn sign, the cognisance of Queen Mary. Earl Street. After Charles Marsham, Earl of Romney. Earl’s Court. From the Earl of Warwick, whose estate it was until, by the marriage of the Dowager Countess of Warwick with Lord Holland, it passed into her husband’s family. East Anglia. A name still popular as defining the eastern counties. This was one of the seven divisions or petty kingdoms ..

PATER / PATR Latin/Greek father 아버지 patron은 어떤 사람, 기관, 프로젝트를 다양한 방식으로 후견/후원을 하는 사람으로, 아버지같은 역할을 한다. patriarchy[pˈeɪtriɑːrki] noun ● 부계사회. ● 가부장제. ■ patr(father) + arch(ruler leader)가 결합한 patriarch는 말 그대로 아버지 지배자라는 뜻으로, 가족에서 부족에 이르기까지 무엇인가를 지배하는 남자를 의미한다. 구약성서에서 Methuselah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob을 비롯한 초기 부족장들이 바로 patriarch다. In the Eastern Orthodox church, a patriarch is usually the equivalent of ..

Dachshund. German for “badger-dog.” Daffodil. An English corruption of the French d’Asphodel. Dagonet. The pseudonym of Mr George R. Sims in The Referee, after the jester at the Court of King Arthur. Daguerreotype. An early process of photography discovered by L. J. M. Daguerre. Dahlgreen Gun. After its inventor, an officer in the United States Navy. Dahlia. Introduced to Europe from Mexico in 1..

Cab. Short for “Cabriolet,” or little caperer, from cabriole, a goat’s leap. See “Capri.” Cabal. A political term formed out of the initials of the intriguing ministry of 1670--thus: Clifford, Ashley, Buckingham, Arlington, and Lauderdale. Cabinet. The designation of Ministers of State, who first conducted their deliberations in a cabinet, from the Italian gabinetto, a small room. A picture or p..

초등학교든 고등학교든 대학교든 졸업식에서 적어도 한 명의 연사는 졸업생들에게 졸업이 끝이 아니라고, 결코 아니라고 말합니다. 졸업은 시작일 뿐입니다. 그래서 졸업식을 commencement(시작) 라고 부르는 것입니다. 물론 그 연사의 말이 옳습니다. 어떤 교육과정도 끝이 아닙니다. 더 높은 수준의 교육, 더 많은 양의 학습, 더 나은 사람을 위한 시작에 불과합니다.여기에서도 마찬가지입니다. 이 책에 실린 내용과 제안에 대해 여러분이 보여준 결과는 여러분의 발전을 위한 시작일 뿐입니다. 어휘력을 향상시키려는 노력을 중단한다면 여러분의 지적 성장도 중단됩니다. 여러분이 숨을 쉬며 살아 있는 동안에는 지적으로 꾸준히 성장하고 싶겠지요. 지난 몇 주 동안 열심히 공부하며 얻은 추진력으로 계속 공부해나가는 일은..