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Question 1 of 7
Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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cook one's goose. goose (def. 11).
cook the books, Slang. to manipulate the financial records of a company, organization, etc., so as to conceal profits, avoid taxes, or present a false financial report to stockholders.
Origin of cook
1First recorded before 1000; (noun) Middle English co(o)ke, Old English cōc (compare Old Norse kokkr, German Koch, Dutch kok ), from Latin cocus, coquus, derivative of coquere “to cook”; akin to Sanskrit pácati “(he) cooks, bakes, roasts,” Slavic (Polish ) piec “to bake, roast,” Greek péssein, péptein “to boil, cook”; (verb) late Middle English coken, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM cook
cook·a·ble, adjectivecookless, adjectiveun·cook·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby cook
cooch, Cooch Behar, cooee, cooey, coof, cook, cookbook, Cook, Captain James, cook-chill, Cooke, cooker
Definition for cook (2 of 3)
cook2
[ kook, kook ]
/ kuk, kʊk /
verb (used without object) Scot.
to hide, especially outdoors, as by crouching down behind a hedge.
Definition for cook (3 of 3)
Cook
[ kook ]
/ kʊk /
noun
Frederick Albert, 1865–1940, U.S. physician and polar explorer.
George Cram [kram], /kræm/, 1873–1924, U.S. novelist, dramatist, and poet.
Captain James, 1728–79, English navigator and explorer in the S Pacific, Antarctic Ocean, and along the coasts of Australia and New Zealand.
Sir Joseph, 1860–1947, Australian statesman, born in England: prime minister 1913–14.
Mount. Also called A·o·ran·gi [ah-oh-rahng-gee]. /ˌɑ oʊˈrɑŋ gi/. a mountain in New Zealand, on South Island. 12,349 feet (3,764 meters).
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British Dictionary definitions for cook (1 of 3)
cook
/ (kʊk) /
verb
noun
a person who prepares food for eating, esp as an occupation
See also cook up
Derived forms of cook
cookable, adjectivecooking, nounWord Origin for cook
Old English cōc (n), from Latin coquus a cook, from coquere to cook
British Dictionary definitions for cook (2 of 3)
Cook1
/ (kʊk) /
noun Mount Cook
a mountain in New Zealand, in the South Island, in the Southern Alps: the highest peak in New Zealand. Height: reduced in 1991 by a rockfall from 3764 m (12 349 ft) to 3754 m (12 316 ft)Official name: Aoraki-Mount Cook
a mountain in SE Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Height: 4194 m (13 760 ft)
British Dictionary definitions for cook (3 of 3)
Cook2
/ (kʊk) /
noun
Captain James . 1728–79, British navigator and explorer: claimed the E coast of Australia for Britain, circumnavigated New Zealand, and discovered several Pacific and Atlantic islands (1768–79)
Sir Joseph. 1860–1947, Australian statesman, born in England: prime minister of Australia (1913–14)
Peter (Edward). 1937–95, British comedy actor and writer, noted esp for his partnership (1960–73) with Dudley Moore
Robin, full name Robert Finlayson Cook . 1946–2005, British Labour politician; foreign secretary (1997–2001), Leader of the House (2001-2003)
Thomas. 1808–92, British travel agent; innovator of conducted excursions and founder of the travel agents Thomas Cook and Son
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