Commonplace-book. Formerly Book of common places. orig. A book in which ‘commonplaces’ or passages important for reference were collected, usually under general heads; hence, a book in which one records passages or matters to be especially remembered or referred to, with or without arrangement. First usage recorded: 1578. - OED
Friday, February 5, 2016
A Little Cheese
At that, Phronsie made a little cheese and sat right down on the pavement in an ecstasy.
-Margaret Sidney, Five Little Peppers and How They Grew, 225.
2 comments:
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Oh dear, I was hoping someone could explain what this means, and I find no responses!
Ah, I may have an answer! I researched this a few years ago, and I believe this refers to making a curtsy - as Phronsie lowers herself, her skirt and crinoline puff out in the shape of a round cheese...
2 comments:
Oh dear, I was hoping someone could explain what this means, and I find no responses!
Ah, I may have an answer! I researched this a few years ago, and I believe this refers to making a curtsy - as Phronsie lowers herself, her skirt and crinoline puff out in the shape of a round cheese...
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