sillyhood en · NOUN · etymology 1
Meanings
- (UK, obsolete, regional) A caul (part of the amnion that encloses a baby's head at birth).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sillyhoods | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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sillyhood en · NOUN · etymology 2
Etymology
From silly + -hood.
Meanings
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(uncountable) silliness
But for the author who, though successful and publicly known as to his own name, still produces his works under his first fictitious disguise, no excuse can be urged. It is certainly no other fault , but that of sillyhood and trifling […]
1823, The Literary Chronicle and Weekly Review, numbers 190-241, page 475: