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Palmares

 
 
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Old 09-02.-2003
Peter Taylor
 
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Default Palmares

Andy Morris asked where the word Palmares came from. French for award, prize, anything from "well
done old chap" to knighthood.

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Old 09-02.-2003
Elyob
 
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"Rory" <spacenetus@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Peter Taylor" <peter@fponline.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > Andy Morris asked where the word Palmares came from. French for award, prize, anything from
> > "well done old chap" to knighthood.
>
> I suppose "Laurels" would be the closest translation. Mind you, you'd want a big head to need a
> crown of palm leaves...

You don't win any palmares for starting a new thread
 

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