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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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Idioms for shop
Origin of shop
1250–1300; Middle English shoppe (noun), Old English sceoppa booth; akin to scypen stall, shippon, German Schopf lean-to, Schuppen shed
OTHER WORDS FROM shop
in·ter·shop, adjectiveWords nearby shop
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British Dictionary definitions for shop
shop
/ (ʃɒp) /
noun
verb shops, shopping or shopped
(intr often foll by for) to visit a shop or shops in search of (goods) with the intention of buying them
(tr) slang, mainly British to inform on or betray, esp to the police
Word Origin for shop
Old English sceoppa stall, booth; related to Old High German scopf shed, Middle Dutch schoppe stall
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