[Jewelry making - Article 00751] - Re: [Orchid] Spelling bale

[songofthephoenix]

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Hi Holly.

    Don't guarantee authority but I read that "bail" may be derived from
    a Scandinavian word meaning "bow" - something bent into a simple
    curve. Some meanings offered in my very old Webster's Collegiate
    dictionary:  

	--a supporting half hoop
	--the usually arched handle of a kettle or pail 

    "Carrying" the right spelling in my memory is easy when I picture
    the bail of a pail. 

HTH
Pam Chott
Song of the Phoenix


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