omelet(te)
omelet(te) XVII (also aumelet, am(m)ulet, amlet). — F. omelette, also †a(u)melette, metath. alt. of †alumette, by-form of †alumelle, †alemel(l)e, which arose from lemele blade of a sword or knife, by wrong analysis of la lemel(l)e (— L. lamella, dim. of lamina thin plate of metal); the omelette is presumed to have been named from its thin flat shape.
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Eliphelet , Eliphal (ĕl´īfăl, ēlī´fəl), the same as Eliphelet4.
Eliphalet (ēlĬf´əlĕt), in the Bible, name of two sons of David. Alternate forms are Eliphelet and… Merthyr Tydfil , Merthyr Tydfil •anvil, Granville •Jacksonville • Nashville •Greville, Neville •Melville • Grenville • weevil •Merthyr Tydfil • Louisville •Mandeville… Genista , genista (bot.) broom. XVII. — L. Townsville , Townsville •anvil, Granville •Jacksonville • Nashville •Greville, Neville •Melville • Grenville • weevil •Merthyr Tydfil • Louisville •Mandeville • S… Huntsville , Huntsville •anvil, Granville •Jacksonville • Nashville •Greville, Neville •Melville • Grenville • weevil •Merthyr Tydfil • Louisville •Mandeville • S… lact- , lact- stem of L. lac, lact- milk (cf. Gr. gála, galakt-; see GALAXY) in derivs.: lactation XVII(f. L. lactāre), lacteal XVII (f. L. lacteus), lacteou…
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