tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post2444300052182374176..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Exeter 'Change in 1802Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-58024036019403154712012-10-18T11:11:20.438-04:002012-10-18T11:11:20.438-04:00Very interesting, thanks!Very interesting, thanks!Keri@AWHhttp://amazingwomeninhistory.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-27109849283324297882012-10-17T16:55:20.132-04:002012-10-17T16:55:20.132-04:00Keri, prostheses was my interpretation. Re the &q...Keri, prostheses was my interpretation. Re the "caissette":The item he describes was also called a "pocket toilet"—though I came across this phrase in 1830s advertising. The OED has an 1875 entry for "cassette," too, as a case for carrying photography plates. I think it was just a term for a small case.LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-46186909517596085952012-10-17T10:20:09.705-04:002012-10-17T10:20:09.705-04:00Very interesting! Definitely going to check that b...Very interesting! Definitely going to check that book out. One question—in the phrase "a well-dressed leg in another, betokening that legs were made there to the life", what does that mean, "legs were made there to the life"? Maybe it's a tailor shop that fits clothing to a person? Or do they make prostheses?? I'm dying to know ;D<br /><br />Also, I was interested in the word caissette and whether it was the same word as "cassette" that was later used as in cassette tape, and it turns out it is: <br /><br />"cassette (n.) <br />1793, "little box," from Fr. cassette, from M.Fr. casset, dim. of O.N.Fr. casse "box" (see case (n.2)). Meaning "magnetic tape recorder cartridge" is from 1960."<br /><a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cassette&allowed_in_frame=0" rel="nofollow">from etymonline.com</a>Keri@AWHhttp://amazingwomeninhistory.comnoreply@blogger.com