Fabric
Why Corduroy Matters
Remember the artisans forgotten because of the Industrial Revolution.
Etymology
Etymology
How Appelblauwzeegroen became Teal in Belgian Dutch.
Finding the hidden message in the "apple-blue, sea-green" hue.
Laundry
A Guide for the Perplexed (about Laundry)
Contains no practical advice or useful information.
Pink
Rethinking Pink.
A dispatch from Madrid, about Vilnius, Paris and Toulouse.
Etymology
Some Bizarre Questions
No answers guaranteed.
yellow
An Ephemeral Color
Why is "amarilla", the Spanish word for yellow so different from all other words for yellow?
math
An Etymology of Pie
Featuring shapes, colors, pastries, mathematicians, birds, and priests.
Tulips
Panic! in the Garden
This month on Colorphilia, each week, we will be focusing on a different aspect of tulips. This week, I share the likely original meaning of the flower, and how the etymology became so tortured, convoluted, and misunderstood.
Turquoise
The True Meaning of Turkey
The Turkey (fowl) was named after the color of Turquoise (stone) whose name predated any connection to Türkiye (country).
Orange
So, I was wrong about oranges.
Who knew that a simple word could be so complex.
Citrus
Misunderstanding Portuguese Shepherds
The art of being completely lost in translation of citrus fruits.
Black
17th century English Puritans were the original Black Sheep
An update and correction to last week's newsletter.