Comment by kewpid, 4 months ago

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:24:08 +0000

A badge of origin.

Comment by whichbe, 5 months ago

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:52:15 +0000

'Escalator' is one of many words that were originally trademarks but have become ordinary words found in dictionaries. Some other words which were originally trademarks (or still are) are: aspirin, cellophane, cornflakes, cube steak, ditto, gunk, heroin, kerosene, lanolin, mimeograph, moxie, pablum, phillips screw, tabloid, thermos, trampoline, windbreaker, yo-yo, zipper.