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Show llerlviitlon of Two .'ouiui(ii Worda. Our common word abridge has no connection con-nection with a bridge. It is a modification modifi-cation of the Greek brachus, short, through the French abreger, to shorten, Nor has mildew anything to do eithei with mill or dew. The word is the old High German militou, rust on corn. The likeness between mill and mel (honey suggested a connection which resulted iu the translation of the second part of the word into dew, as hinting at the sub-Stance sub-Stance known as honey dew. Harper's young People. |