On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 15:47:48 -0500, Andrew Dalby >
wrote:

>
> Christophe Bachmann wrote:
>> Andrew Dalby a écrit :No help to the OED, of
>> > course, except as helping to confirm the origin of the word.
>> >
>> > Andrew
>> >
>> > http://perso.wanadoo.fr/dalby/
>> >
>> Please note that the OP looks for uses of lemoncello or limoncello in
>> English language, not in italian or latin.
>>
> I don't know what the OP is. The question was about the OED. I know
> what the OED does (I have it), so I know that its editors (1) look for
> uses of words in English and (2) provide etymologies.

so is this common knowledge

> Hence my
> sentence, which perhaps you didn't read --
>
>>> No help to the OED, of
>>> course, except as helping to confirm the origin of the word.
>
> Hope that makes it clear!
>
> Andrew
>