antmire

English

Etymology

Alteration of pismire by the Puritan settlers of the New World. The Puritans were known to have adopted new terms or to have modified other ones to have less potential for offensiveness, hence the use of rooster for cock in North America, chickadee for tit, etc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈantmaɪə(ɹ)/

Noun

antmire (plural antmires)

(archaic) An ant.

Anagrams

Inter-Am., Tremain, antimer, artemin, matrine, meranti, minaret, raiment, trimean

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