The term comes from the Latin verb “emerere” meaning to complete one’s service. Originally an emeritus was a veteran soldier who had served his time. “Emeritus” (female form “emerita”, and plural “emeriti”) is a term in the title of some retired professionals, particularly those from academia. Phillipa Soo is an actress and singer who is perhaps best known for portraying Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, the title character’s wife in the Broadway production of “Hamilton”. 35 Tony nominee Phillipa of “Hamilton” : SOO “Calico” is not a breed of cat, but rather a coloring. Back in Ireland, and the rest of the world I think, such cats are called tortoiseshell-and-white. 33 Tricolor cats : CALICOSĭomestic cats with a white coat and patches of brown and black are called calico cats in this country. The term is used in contemporary English to describe an unsupported assertion, one usually by someone in authority. “Ipse dixit” is Latin, a phrase meaning “he himself said it”. The band’s lead singer is Steven Tyler, father of actress Liv Tyler. Aerosmith is the best-selling American rock band of all time, and holds the record for most gold albums by any American group. 30 Aerosmith’s “Love _ Elevator” : IN ANĪerosmith is a hard rock band from Boston that formed in 1970. These inverse functions are the reverse of the sine, cosine and tangent. These inverted ratios should not be confused with the “inverse” trigonometric functions e.g. The reciprocal functions are simply the inverted ratios, the inverted sine, cosine and tangent. The “reciprocal” of these three functions are cosecant, secant and cotangent. Each of these is a ratio: a ratio of two sides of a right-angled triangle. The most familiar trigonometric functions are sine, cosine and tangent (abbreviated to “sin, cos and tan”). 28 Ratio of a synagogue’s center column to its roof slope? : TEMPLE SINE (from “temple shrine”) It comes from the earlier word “yin” imported from Chinese, which was used in English to describe an intense craving for opium. The word “yen”, meaning “urge”, has been around in English since the very early 1900s. The name “Montreal” comes from the three-headed hill that dominates the island and is called “Mount Royal”. The present-day city covers most of the Island of Montreal (in French, “Île de Montréal”) that is located where the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers meet. Ville-Marie is now the name of a borough in the city, the borough which includes the downtown area and “Old Montreal”. The original name of Montreal was Ville-Marie, meaning the City of Mary. The plant Viola odorata is sometimes called a “shrinking violet” because of its habit of hugging the ground as it grows. The violet in this case is the flower, and not the girl’s name. Someone who is very shy might be described as a “shrinking violet”. 23 Floating flower going under? : SINKING VIOLET (from “shrinking violet”) The term “lullaby” has its roots in Middle English and is related to our contemporary word verb “to lull”, as in “to lull to sleep”. 22 Cradlesong : LULLABYĪ lullaby is a soothing song, one usually used to quiet children. “Ore-Ida” is a melding of the two state names. The company is located in Oregon, just across the border from Idaho. Ore-Ida frozen foods are all made using potatoes. Many English Dissenters headed for Holland in the Netherlands, but the Mayflower Pilgrims opted to set up a new colony in North America in an effort to maintain their English cultural identity.
The early settlers of the Plymouth Colony were known as English Dissenters and belonged to congregations that separated from the Church of England. The term is French in origin, and particularly applies to someone who is a political refugee from his or her native land. 13 Female Plymouth Colony settler, say : EMIGREEĪn émigré (fem. A vessel “lying to” is usually pointed about 45-degrees off the wind, with the sails let loose, just flapping. Another technique used to stop a sailboat is to “lie to”. The end result is that the vessel remains relatively stationary. At the same time, the mainsail works to push the bow into the wind. 7 Stopped the ship, in nautical lingo : LAID TOĪ sailing vessel that is “hove to” is pointed into the wind, with the foresail “backed” so that it tries to push the bow away from the wind.
I wonder do the kids of today know that “cc” stands for carbon copy, and do they have any idea what a carbon copy was? Do you remember how messy carbon paper was to handle? A kind blog reader pointed out to me a while back that the abbreviation has evolved and taken on the meaning “courtesy copy” in our modern world. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across
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