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From: "Karen McCormack" <>
Subject: Re: Wedding Gift
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 10:01:18 +1100


I found this in an American Dictionary

Epergne
"A large table centerpiece consisting of a frame with extended arms or
branches supporting holders, as for flowers, fruit, or sweetmeats."

Cheers
Karen McCormack
Melbourne, Australia




-----Original Message-----
From: G & J Cunningham <>
To: <>
Date: Saturday, 4 November 2000 9:58
Subject: Re: Wedding Gift


>Hi You Lovely Bunch of Knowledgable People.
>
>I have another one!! Which I have looked in the dictionary for, but no
>luck.
>
>"crystal epergne" and another just "epergne"
>
>Mentioned a few times again in 1896, and once just after the "handsome pair
>of mounted emu eggs" and "silver hot water can". Some poor girls would have
>had a different "butter dish" for every day of the month.!! <g>
>
>Nice drop of rain we have had.
>Cheers
>Jacqui


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