英语词汇nook and cranny的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	nook and cranny
词源	nook and cranny. As in “We searched every nook and cranny for Irene’s missing earring.” A nook is a small narrow opening in a wall, the word of Scandinavian origin, while a cranny, of Old French origin, is a lonely secluded place or a small corner. The words in the phrase are sometimes used separately, as in the recent headline: Intimate Nooks Filled with Treasure.
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