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prettygoodwordmurlimews - n., the "blessings and crossings which papisticall priests do use in their holy water."
Or so Jeffrey Kacirk (in The Word Museum) quotes his source. The early form was mearlew muse, which does little to illuminate the origin. Hat tip to Obsolete Word of the Day for this one.
---L.
Or so Jeffrey Kacirk (in The Word Museum) quotes his source. The early form was mearlew muse, which does little to illuminate the origin. Hat tip to Obsolete Word of the Day for this one.
---L.
