French words (mdmd(4) - questions)

[Alanballow at aol.com]

In a message dated 97-07-21 07:40:29 EDT,
Patrick_Schreuder at mailserver.prenhall.co.uk (Patrick Schreuder) writes:

<<   By the way does anyone know how they managed to keep wines (and food ) 
      chilly or cool at the time?  Or is this another example of anachonism?
       >>
                Modern refrigerated storage rooms for wine are called
"caves", with the French pronounciation.  It's easy to imagine the original
caves being true caves.
See Poe's Cask of Amontillado.