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dynamite (117 words)
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Fabrications, by amcd56
the hate list, by trivet
Favorite Words , by onegoodbee
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I love chenille bedspreads and they symbolize homey, country grandma style to me.
Interesting etymology! I never realized this word had any relation to dogs. From dictionary.com:
Origin: 1730–40; < F: velvety cord, lit., caterpillar < L canīcula, with etymological sense “little dog,” though attested only in senses “shrewish woman, dogfish, Sirius” (see canicular); for parallel use of “cat” in same sense, see caterpillar
"little dog" or dog fabric???