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Paganini

Paganini comes from Italian Paganini.

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentPaganini
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1993same form

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  1. Italianc. 1300–presentPaganini
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1993same form

Earliest quotation: 1993, Daniel Meadows, Set pieces: being about film stills mostly: “Hannah King stands on 'paganinis' (wooden blocks) to embrace…”

Every English word from Italian Paganini

Today it means

noun One of a set of blocks for raising the height of a person or equipment.

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