Dr. Metablog is the nom de blague of Vivian de St. Vrain, the pen name of a resident of the mountain west who writes about language, books, politics, or whatever else comes to mind. Under the name Otto Onions (Oh NIGH uns), Vivian de St. Vrain is the author of “The Big Book of False Etymologies” (Oxford, 1978) and, writing as Amber Feldhammer, is editor of the classic anthology of confessional poetry, “My Underwear” (Virago, 1997).
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A coverlet is not a small cover. The "let" is not a diminutive — it's let as in copire lectum (L) or "cuivre lit" (Fr). A bedcover. Neither a blanket nor a bedspread, but both — a decorative but warm item of bedclothes. "Jacquard" refers to the Jacquard attachment, which was a series of punchcards…
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