how did it get the name codpiece?
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A codpiece {{{Middle English codpece: cod, bag, scrotum (from Old English codd, bag) + pece, piece}}} is a flap or pouch that attaches to the front of the crotch of men's trousers to provide a covering for the genitals. It would be held closed by string ties, buttons, or other methods.\n\nIt was an important item of European clothing in the 15th and 16th centuries.\n\n[edit]\nHistory\nAt first, the codpiece was entirely a practical matter of modesty. Men's hose were typically very snug on the legs and open at the crotch, with the genitalia simply hanging loose under the doublet. As changing fashions lead to shorter doublets, the codpiece was created to cover the crotch. Alternate versions of the origin of the codpiece exist.\n\nAs time passed, codpieces were shaped to emphasize the male genitalia and eventually often became padded and bizarrely shaped. They also often doubled as pockets, handy carrying places for a variety of items such as coins and snuff.\n\nArmour of the 16th c. followed civilian fashion, and for a time armoured codpieces were a prominent addition to the best full harnesses. Few of these are in evidence today, though the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City does have one on display.
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It's believed to have been abreviated from Oll Korrect, used in Boston newspapers during the 1800's, as a deliberate misspelling of All Correct.\n\nApparently they liked using abbreviations apparently.
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The name 'cotter pin' has its origins in the 16th Century. Pin means pin, but cotter may a shortened form of 'cotterel', a bracket that was used to hang a pot over a fire.
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Interesting reading here about 'The Development of the Codpiece'.\n\n Legend has it that Edward III, king of England from 1327-1377, had the codpiece of his armor ENLARGED to astounding proportions because he had heard that strength and military prowess were correlated with a man's endowment. As he was in the midst of the Hundred Years' War with the French at the time, it would not be surprising that he would try to seek any possible advantage available to him.\n\n He then ordered that the nobility and knights do the same to their armor. The legend goes on to say that the gullible French (from the nobility all the way down to the peasantry) were scared to death by the advance of the "WELL-EQUIPPED" men. If this legend is true, and the personality of Edward III would support it, it is an example of how the nobility can influence fashion. \nP.S. for the nicest codpiece go here: \n http://www.perrybrass.com/storypag.htm
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Moussa is a variant of Musa (Moses) and means "the chosen one"\nIt has been used as a first or last name.\n\nIt is also an Italian name, derived from a place called Musa.
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There has been much written about the origin and proliferation of Kilroy. \n\nIn December 1946 the New York Times credited James J. Kilroy, a welding inspector at the Bethlehem Steel shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, with starting the craze. Usually, inspectors used a small chalk mark, but welders were erasing those to get double-paid for their work. To prevent this, Mr Kilroy marked his welding work with the long crayoned phrase ("Kilroy was here") on the items he inspected. The graffito became a common sight around the shipyard and was imitated by workers when they were drafted and sent around the world. As the war progressed, people began opening void spaces on ships for repair, and the mysterious Mr Kilroy's name would be found there, in sealed compartments "where no one had been before."\n\nThere are other origin stories, but they're less credible. \n\nThe above is taken from www.straightdope.com directly from a column. It is a really long article and has lots more information than I posted. It is worth a read if you really want to know more about "Kilroy".
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Teusa is a nick name for Teusajaure.. I believe that's in Sweaden.  Maybe that's where it came from
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I think that Desiree is a gorgeous name.  It's French and it means "desired."
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Hello dear!\nNapoleon's father, a Greek from Itylo, moved to Italy and his name Kalomeros was translated into BuenaParte, in English meaning proper - Good Path!\nRegarding the first name: Napoleon is either composed by Napo and Leon (lion), or Napoleon, from Napolian, meaning from Neapolis, (in English meaning New City)
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Derivation of the name of "cricket"\nA number of words are thought to be possible sources for the term cricket, which could refer to the bat or the wicket. In old French, the word criquet meant a kind of club which probably gave its name to croquet. Some believe that cricket and croquet have a common origin. In Flemish, krick(e) means a stick, and, in Old English, cricc or cryce means a crutch or staff (though the hard "k" sound suggests the North or Northeast midlands, rather than the Southeast, where cricket seems to have begun).\n\nAlternatively, the French criquet apparently comes from the Flemish word krickstoel, which is a long low stool on which one kneels in church which may appear similar to the long low wicket with two stumps used in early cricket, or the early stool in stoolball. The word stool is old Sussex dialect for a tree stump, and stool ball is a sport similar to cricket played by the Dutch
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Probably a family name. I used to work with a company named Glitsch. That was a family name, but it had bad conotations in the English language.
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Origin of the name and the logo\nThe system is named after a Danish king Harald Blåtand (Harold I of Denmark in English), King of Denmark and Norway from 935 and 936 respectively, to 940 known for his unification of previously warring tribes from Denmark (including Skåne, present-day Sweden, where the Bluetooth technology was invented) and Norway. Bluetooth likewise was intended to unify different technologies like computers and mobile phones. The Bluetooth logo merges the Nordic runes analogous to the modern Latin H and B: ᚼ and ᛒ. This is the official story; however, the actual Harald Blåtand that was referred to in naming Bluetooth was most probably the liberal interpretation given to him in The Long Ships by Frans Gunnar Bengtsson, a Swedish best-selling Viking-inspired novel.\n\nThis logo is similar to an older logo for Beauknit Textiles, a division of Beauknit Corporation. That logo, using the obvious connection of a reversed K and B for Beauknit, is wider and has rounded corners, but is otherwise the same.\n\nThe name was originally only a code-name for the project, but ended up sticking
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Definition: Said to derive from "fraises," the French word for strawberry because the Fraser arms display three silver strawberry flowers on a field of blue. \n\nSurname Origin: Norman, Scottish \n\nAlternate Surname Spellings: FRAZER, FRAZIER, FRASIER\n\n\nlinks that have info on there genealogy\n\nhttp://www.ellisisland.org/search/matchMore.asp?LNM=FRAZIER&PLNM=FRAZIER&first_kind=1&kind=exact&offset=0&dwpdone=1\n\nhttp://genforum.genealogy.com/frazier/
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Go and Google it, since no-one seems to know the answer. You'll get an answer.\n\nInterestingly (or not) I'm from the UK, and we spell it "moult". When I googled your question I found that the cocky answer I was going to put down would have made me sound more ignorant that this one does.\n\nAt least I learned something, eh?
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Our word comes from:\nMiddle English - knif\nOld English - cnf\nOld Norse - knfr\n\nWhilst the French now use the word 'couteau', not long ago the word 'canife' was more common. Not surprising perhaps when the part of modern France called Normandie was the place of the North-men (Norse).
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Gender:\nMale \n\nEthnic Origin:\nItalian \n\nMeaning:\nA diminutive of Durante, the Italian form of Durand meaning enduring. Famous bearer: The poet Dante Alighieri wrote 'The Divine Comedy' with its graphic description of medieval Hell known as 'Dante's Inferno.'. \n\nDante is also used in Spanish speaking countries.\nAsking if it's a black name sounds kind of racist, asking if it's an ethnic based name sounds better. My sister lived in Ecuador and she said that she met a black chinese named \nGunther, that just goes to show nowadays, that names don't label you any more. It is nice however, to know what a name means, regardless of race. Hope this helps.
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It comes with the name.