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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Of heartsleeves #122654 02/13/2004 2:38 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Here's another word citation I somehow missed on the same site: >In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.< I know we've covered the phrase "wearing your heart on your sleeve" on this board before...anybody recall if this was the origin we came up with? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia WhitmanO'Neill 02/12/2004 3:05 AM Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia wow 02/12/2004 3:09 PM Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia wwh 02/12/2004 3:45 PM Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia belMarduk 02/13/2004 1:01 AM Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia WhitmanO'Neill 02/13/2004 1:11 AM Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia inselpeter 02/13/2004 2:21 AM Re: Of heartsleeves WhitmanO'Neill 02/13/2004 2:38 AM Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia Bingley 02/13/2004 1:59 PM Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia jheem 02/13/2004 2:30 PM Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia Jackie 02/13/2004 4:12 PM Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia Faldage 02/13/2004 4:16 PM Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia Capfka 02/14/2004 5:46 PM Re: A penny for your thoughts WhitmanO'Neill 02/13/2004 3:39 AM Re: A penny for your thoughts consuelo 02/13/2004 11:27 AM Re: Of pennydreadfuls & Lupercalia gift horse 02/12/2004 11:59 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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