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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: at the edge of the shoulder, there is a #133532 09/27/2004 4:40 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Interesting word. Not in the OED 1st edition. A knitting magazine had an etymology of arm's eye. May be a folk etymology, maybe not. Addendum: found a ref to a Scots word scye (or sey) that means opening. http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/glossary.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted at the edge of the shoulder, there is a of troy 09/27/2004 4:34 PM Re: at the edge of the shoulder, there is a jheem 09/27/2004 4:40 PM Re: at the edge of the shoulder, there is a Jackie 09/28/2004 1:21 AM Re: at the edge of the shoulder, there is a Jackie 09/28/2004 1:46 AM 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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