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Old 05-24-2002, 01:47 PM   #3
Nic Name
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Yes, the double double entendre was intentional.

Main Entry: dou.ble en.ten.dre
Pronunciation: 'düb-[^&]l-ä[^n]-'tä[^n]d(-r[^&]); 'd&-b&l-än-'tänd(-r&)
Function: noun
Etymology: obsolete French, literally, double meaning
Date: 1673
Inflected Form(s): plural double entendres /same also -'t@[^n]z; -'t@n-dr&z/
1 : ambiguity of meaning arising from language that lends itself to more than one interpretation
2 : a word or expression capable of two interpretations with one usually risque


Kashmir / Cashmere

Main Entry: Kash.mir
variant ofCASHMERE

Main Entry: Jammu and Kash.mir
Pronunciation: 'kash-"mir, 'kazh-, kash-', kazh-'
Variant(s): or Kashmir
Usage: geographical name
state N India including Kashmir region & Jammu (to the S); claimed also by Pakistan; summer capital Srinagar, winter capital Jammu area 53,665 square miles (138,992 square kilometers), population 7,718,700


Main Entry: cash.mere
Pronunciation: 'kazh-"mir, 'kash-
Function: noun
Etymology: Cashmere (Kashmir)
Date: 1684
1 : fine wool from the undercoat of the cashmere goat; also : a yarn of this wool
2 : a soft twilled fabric made orig. from cashmere


and the sweater you wear

and the sweater you worry about.


Main Entry: sweat.er
Pronunciation: 'swe-t&r
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 : one that sweats or causes sweating
2 : a knitted or crocheted jacket or pullover

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