Villus

Che Monro · 04 Mar 2003, 11:55 · from urth-v0303.mbox · original

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From: Che Monro <flirt at technologist.com>
Subject: Re: (urth) Villus
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2003 22:55:14 +1100
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At 11:14 AM 4/03/03 +0000, you wrote:
>In a rhetorical mood, Crush ruminates...
>
> >>Still, it does show that ambivalent names
> >>should be taken seriously. Consequently,
> >>I don't know what to do with the ambivalent
> >>name "Villus." It's so obscure, the
> >>ambiguity must be intentional, but what does
> >>it mean??
>
>Nigel, who, somewhat disturbingly, keeps a Latin dictionary by his side at
>all times, responds in a manner that is intended to be helpful, but which=
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 is
>probably intensely irritating...
>
>"Villus" is a Latin word (2nd declension, masculine) meaning "shaggy hair".
>It is related etymologically to "pilus", the Latin word for "a single=3D
 hair".
>
>Nigel (who wishes he still had shaggy hair these days)

Che looks on with interest and gives Nigel a puppy dog look. "As a puppy I=
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devoured Shakespeare in a tasty leather binding."

Che

Ch=3DE9 Franz Joseph Monro -- http://www.chemonro.com
che at chemonro.com    --     flirt at technologist.com



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