Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 16:23:48 -0500

From: Dan Goodman dsgood[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]VISI.COM

Subject: circe/sirsi/circi



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?circe or sirsi or circi



Can anyone provide documentation for a colloquial usage, regionalism

or archaic word, pronounced "circe" or "sirsi", etc., which is

supposed to mean a small gift brought to a host(ess) in return for

hospitality? We've checked some standard dictionaries & old-word

books, but not Merriam-Webster 2nd ed., since we don't own it. The

Dict. of Amer. Reg. Eng., Vol. 1, lists "circi,circe: see sirsee",

but apparently the "S" volume of DARE is not yet published. I found

nothing in the Archives.



Douglas McCown

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Atlanta-Fulton Public Library

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Atlanta, GA 30303

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Dan Goodman

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