The sense of "person in a play or novel" is first attested 1660s, in reference to the "defining qualities" he or she is given by the author. The meaning "a person" in the abstract is from 1749; especially "eccentric person" (1773). The colloquial sense of "chap, fellow" is from ...
245Followers Description Inspire your students to be INVESTIGATIVE, HEALTHY, HELPFUL, and more with these colorful trait posters. Each page invites students to "Be..." followed by a positive adjective to enhance student behaviors. You can print these out on cardstock, laminate and display. At th...
In current Milanese orthography, doubled -mm or -nn indicates a single -m or -n ; a single nal -n indicates a nasalization of the preceding vowel. In fact, nal -m for nal -n is not a Milanese trait according to both Meyer-L bke and more recent work Rohlfs 1966, 1:42728...