VLVL2 (1): Missing Links

Dave Monroe monrovius at yahoo.com
Tue Jul 15 00:26:45 CDT 2003


Main Entry: berm 
Pronunciation: 'b&rm
Function: noun
Etymology: French berme, from Dutch berm strip of
ground along a dike; akin to Middle English brimme
brim
Date: 1729
: a narrow shelf, path, or ledge typically at the top
or bottom of a slope; also : a mound or wall of earth
<a landscaped berm>

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

Must be one along "101" here ...

--- Tim Strzechowski <dedalus204 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> 11.  "great berm" (12.29).  Anyone know what this
> is?


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