Monday, May 25, 2009
264. Sparkling stuff
Invented in Nuremberg, Germany in 1610, they were originally made of shredded silver. Nowadays, typically made of plastic, and are used particularly to decorate Christmas trees. According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, the word is from an Old French word meaning “sparkle”. So what's the good word?
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