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apple-pie order
apple-pie order
Extreme neatness, as in David keeps his financial records in apple-pie order. This term is generally believed to be an English corruption of the French nappes pliées, "neatly folded linen." [Early 1600s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Vibius | | - | Ancient Roman |
Raginmund | | - | Ancient Germanic |
Ackerly | | ['ækəli] | |
JÜRgen | | YUYR-gen | Low German |
Gilberto | | jeel-BER-to (Italian), heel-BER-to (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
Clitus | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |