http://blog.oup.com/2009/02/laundry/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:48:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.oup.com/2009/02/laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-225244 “Why isn’t the laundromat a real mat for laundry?” | CATERPICKLES Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:51:04 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=3080#comment-225244 [...] case you were wondering: Before there were laundromats, there was simply the laundry. Until 1916, the word “laundry” referred to the place where one did the washing and to the act of washing, but not to the things one [...] [...] case you were wondering: Before there were laundromats, there was simply the laundry. Until 1916, the word “laundry” referred to the place where one did the washing and to the act of washing, but not to the things one [...]

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2009/02/laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-211449 laundry Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:18:00 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=3080#comment-211449 When i searched through the internet, the word "laundry" in French is "lessive" or "linge", but in Italian, it is "lavendaria", the same in Spanish with "lavendaría". So Old French used to be from Spanish or Roman i suppose. When i searched through the internet, the word “laundry” in French is “lessive” or “linge”, but in Italian, it is “lavendaria”, the same in Spanish with “lavendaría”. So Old French used to be from Spanish or Roman i suppose.

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2009/02/laundry/comment-page-1/#comment-149276 podictionary weekly » podictionary weekly # 193 - February 9 to 13 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:08:41 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=3080#comment-149276 [...] Wednesday’s word origin was for pretend Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for laundry and Friday’s word root was for the word [...] [...] Wednesday’s word origin was for pretend Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for laundry and Friday’s word root was for the word [...]

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