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Re: Web Ministers




Poster: JBRMM266@aol.com

In a message dated 99-02-12 12:05:14 EST, bmorris@access.digex.net writes:

<<  Actually, if memory serves, Webster is the feminine of "weaver" (just like
Brewer/Brewster, Baker/Baxter).  So it's not far off, even if the gender is a
little funky.   >>

That's especially interesting in light of the mythological origin of spiders,
one Arachne, who challenged a goddess to a weaving contest and won, and for
her audacity was transformed into a spider . . . .

~Donal
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