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10/25/2001 3:21 PM
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Joined: Oct 2000
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Carpal Tunnel
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Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Oct 2000
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RE: Dr.Bill's post.. The Greeks had a word for it:Clotho, Lachesis & Atropos, the Fates.. Clotho is a spinner, Lacheis a weaver, and Atropos the one who cuts the cloth. My M-W-10th only has one word immediately recognizable coming from atropos-- atropine.. (A poisonous, bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C17H23NO3, obtained from belladonna and other related plants. It is used to dilate the pupils of the eyes and as an antispasmodic.but.. there are others.. http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE539.html any one else have some words of fate that have turned round in meaning?
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Re: word of fate, fate of words..
