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i am guessing there is an earl to go with the castleNot necessarily. Earls, called counts on the continent, may have castles, but not all castles have earls. Baronets, barons, viscount, earls, dukes, princes, and kings can have castles, too. The wife of an earl is called a countess (viz. Ada Countess Lovelace), while in Scotland earls are called thanes (thegns). Earls are also associated with shires, called counties. Burke's Peerage is a goodly resource: http://www.burkes-peerage.net/ .
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any reference to support his entitlement
to sartorial eponymry.According to AHD4 that's the very who that it was: http://www.bartleby.com/61/17/R0021700.html
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Raglan lost his right arm at Waterloo...
Well, that would save on yarn. Sorry, couldn't resist. ;-)
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That's clever cleavage.Yes, she holds her card close to her chest. 
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Raglan lost his right arm at Waterloo...
Well, that would save on yarn. Sorry, couldn't resist. ;-)
Well, your comment reminded me of a joke about thalidomide, but this time, I shall resist. Any who wish can simply google "thalidomide knitting"
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> there is a raglan castle in wales
Funnily enough I sent a response to Anu t'other day on this topic - don't think I kept a copy, so unless he includes it in the next mailout, the immortal nuggets may be lost for all time. all together, now: oohhhhwwwwwwww! ;)
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thalidomide from (ph)thalic (acid) from naphthalic acid from Greek naphtha 'liquid bitumen' from Semitic npt. Talk about beheading words. From the A-H.
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Actually, Dr. Bill, thalidomide is proving to be a real boon to many, now that its danger to pregnant women is well-known. It is being used to treat leprosy, among other things, I believe.
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Dear Max: to be sure thalidomide has some legitimate uses.
But if it had been put on market over the counter in US forty years ago, there might have been a hundred thousand deformed kids.
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