The Foolish Dictionary An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use, confused by a few pictures [not included]
     COMPLIMENT

    v. t., From Eng.

     con

    ,—hot air, and Lat.

     pleo

    , to fill. Hence, to fill with hot air.

     COMPLEXION

    Color for the face. From Eng.

     complex

    , difficult, and

     shun

    , to avoid. To avoid difficulty, buy it of the druggist.

     COMMENDATION

    From Eng.

     con

    , a josh, and

     mend

    , to fix up. Hence, a fixed-up josh.

     CONDUCTOR

    From Eng.


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