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Dressed to the Nines : What is the origin of this term?

Witryna28 gru 1999 · Dressed to the nines. Posted by Che Rivers on August 30, 2000. In Reply to: Dressed to the nines posted by ESC on December 28, 1999: : anyone know the origin of the phrase "Dressed to the nines?": "Dressed to the nines" is a shipping term from back when ships had 3 masts each with 3 primary yards. WitrynaDressed to the nines To the nines is first attested in 1793 in a poem by Robert Burns where it means to perfection. There is a hint of this meaning in dressed to the nines, … as baum 2 lehrgang nrw

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Witryna28 sty 2003 · Here's one theory: "dressed to the nines means dressed in a very elaborate fashion. One of the great word sleuths of all time, Walter Wilson Skeat, thought that the expression originally must have been 'dressed to the eyes.'. The way it might have appeared in Old English would have been: 'To the eyne.'. It's very easy to see … Witryna18 gru 2011 · What is the origin of the expression dressed to kill? This phrase dates from the 1800's. "To kill" refers to the idea of a large degree or a large amount, as in the amount of something it would ... Witryna5 mar 2024 · One possible origin of the phrase is a corruption of “then eyne”, which means “to the eyes” in Old Scots English. That is, something is of the highest possible … as baum 2 lehrgang bayern