Initials

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List Of Proposed Etymologies Of OK
... Date first used Proposer Date proposed Notes English Initials of "oll korrect" Coined during a fad for comical misspellings and abbreviations 1839 !by ... English Initials of "Old Kinderhook" Nickname for Martin Van Buren, from his birthplace in Kinderhook, New York used as a slogan in the 1840 presidential election 1840 !by 1840 editor ... English Initials of "oll korrect" Coined by humorist Josh Billings 1860 !1860s or 1870s "Callisthenes" 1935 !1935 Proposed in an advertisement in The Times for Selfridges "Mr ...
The Three Kings - Traditions - Central Europe and Germanic
... in most of Central Europe and in Germanic areas involves writing the initials of the three kings' names (C+M+B or C M B, or K+M+B in those areas where Caspar is spelled Kaspar), above ... However, the initials also represent "Christus mansionem benedicat" ("May/Let Christ Bless This House") In Catholic parts of Germany and in Austria, this is done by so-called ... In exchange for writing the initials, they collect money for a specific charity project in the third-world designated by the Catholic Church, which is the same ...
La Cava Bible - Decoration
... explicits and titles, and decorated initials ... The decorated initials include initial types commonly associated with Merovingian illumination ... However similar initials also occurred in Visigothic manuscripts ...
Star Boys' Singing Procession - Central Europe
... A tradition in most of Central Europe involves writing the initials of the three kings' names above the main door of the home to confer blessings on the ... For instance if the year is 2009, it would together with the initials CMB be "20 + C + M + B + 09" ... The initials was in earlier folkloristic literature interpreted as the names of the Three Wise Men, but is probably a Latin phrase "Christus mansionem benedicat ...
Association Football Club Names - Initials
... Initials presented in this table are presented with dot punctuation, this is for representation only, several clubs use the initials without dots, e.g ... Initials Examples Meaning 1 ... Athletic Football Club AFC Wimbledon According to the club, its initials have no official meaning ...

Famous quotes containing the word initials:

    Deathlessness should be arrived at in a ... haphazard fashion. Loving fame as much as any man, we shall carve our initials in the shell of a tortoise and turn him loose in a peat bog.
    —E.B. (Elwyn Brooks)