Words in History

Then and Now Definition of Words in History

• hymen
• then-  fraternal greeting
• now-  membrane that partially closes the opening of the vagina
• deflowering
• then-  weeding done by an incompetent gardner
• now-  deprive of her virginity

• hilarity
• then-  calm, joy
• now-  extreme amusement
• guy
• then-  a person of grotesque appearance
• now- a normal man

• manufacture
• then-  to make by hand
• now- to produce on large scale using machinery