conuly (
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2019
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09
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10:05 am
Huh.
It turns out that the words
bullion
and
bouillon
are in fact related. They both come from the French "to boil", which incidentally is where the English word "boil" comes from. The older English word is seethe.
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wpadmirer
2019-09-07 04:19 pm (UTC)
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So when someone seethes, they really are boiling mad! (grin)
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anankastick
2019-09-08 08:12 pm (UTC)
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That's exactly what I thought!
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archangelbeth
2019-09-08 01:53 am (UTC)
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Ooooo, all new meanings for Seething Quail!
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