jan 1, 1655 - pair
Description:
Often used of single things where the perception is that two or more parts are involved. 1548 <i>a paire of jeate beades</i>, Bishop Burton (SS106/272); 1573 <i>ad quoddam forgam vocat’ a paire of Smythies,</i> Honley (YDK85); 1588 <i>one paire of lowmbes, one paire of heldes and one slaye</i>, Dalton (WBW/19); 1655 <i>desired a little parcel of land of the waste ... for building a pair of staires</i>, Leeds (Th9/75)Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1655
Now
~ 370 years ago