FLAIR • When first used in Middle English, the word had nothing to do with fashion, it referred to a heightened sensitivity to smell. It comes from the Latin fragrare, a verb meaning "to produce an odor." The same root generated the English word "fragrance."The Word Origin Calendar
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
A Little Useless Information
It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information. -- Oscar Wilde
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