I had fun with Old Hat Terms – Part Two – Renaissance Europe by 1799

Some obscure and unusual words that came to light, while a summary of the history of hats and headgear. Seen recently finished reading Professor and Madman (by Simon Winchester, HarperCollins 1998) about the implementation of the Oxford English Dictionary, I thought it might be fun to explore the definitions and etymology of some of [...]

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