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The Romance of Language: Word for the Week 2/03/17

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Jenna Jaxon

  Clashmaclavers: “Low, idle, scandalous tales.” from John Mactaggart’s Scottish Gallovidian Encylopedia, 1824.   “A spectacle of disgrace.” from John Brockett’s Glossary of North Country Words, 1825 Scandal was always a mere breath away in the Regency, when women could … Continue reading →

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