_Which young Mr. D. Brown went in to floor, but which floored him._
_Question._ What is the meaning of "to deodorise." Give the derivation.
_Answer._ "To deodorise" is to gild the statue of a heathen deity.
Literally "to gild a god." This compound verb is derived from "_Deus_,"
dative "_Deo_," and the Greek verb "[Greek: dôrixô], _i.e._ to gild."
_Q._ What is a "Manicure"? Give its derivation.
_A._ It is another term for a Mad Doctor. Its derivation is
obvious--"Maniac Cure." The last syllable of the first word being omitted
for the sake of convenience in pronunciation.
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[Illustration: THE COMING OF THE BOGEYS.
(_Mr. Punch's Dreadful New Year's Dream after a Surfeit of Mince Pies and
"Times" Correspondence._)]
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