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* '''Eiffel Tower''': FW was written in Paris, and the Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world during most of its writing (until 1931) | * '''Eiffel Tower''': FW was written in Paris, and the Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world during most of its writing (until 1931) | ||
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Revision as of 12:03, 27 June 2012
- of an eyeful hoyth entowerly → of most eyeful hoyth entowerly
- awful height entirely
- eyeful: as much as the eye can take in; something worth looking at
- highth: an archaic form of height → height is still pronounced highth in parts of Ireland and hoyt in parts of Dublin
- Howth: Howth Head near Dublin
- Hoyte: Lord Mayor of Dublin
- Eiffel Tower: FW was written in Paris, and the Eiffel Tower was the tallest structure in the world during most of its writing (until 1931)
