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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread antimacassar #117451 12/10/2003 7:07 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 "Ere five minutes had passed the tea was made, two slices of bacon were frizzling on the pan, the table was rearranged, the antimacassars straightened over the sombre brown furniture, and the whole room had taken a new air of comfort and neatness. " A word posted about quite a while ago, but perhaps not yet know to some of our new members. Over a hundred years ago, prior to the slogan "a little dab'll do ya" men apparently poured a half ounce or thereabouts of macassar oil on their scalps to tame their tresses, which threatened to stain the fabric on the chairs. So crafty crones crocheted washable creations to protect the fabric - anti macassars. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: antimacassar #117452 12/10/2003 7:24 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park macassar oil, like walnut oil is brownish in color, and both are likely to stain anything they touch brown.. (remember in 'Snow White'- the wicked step mother makes Snow White wash with walnut oil, to stain her skin, and leave it less then creamy white. (it didn't work)--(not PC nowdays to prefer 'white skin'--but it is part of the classic story) my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: antimacassar #117453 12/11/2003 5:16 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Makassar has one of the most beautiful bays I have ever seen. If I knew how to do it, I would post my holiday snaps for you. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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