Antedating of "Motel"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sat Nov 26 02:19:26 UTC 2011


motel (OED3 1925 Mar.)

1925 _L.A. Times_ 18 Jan. B7 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)  The word "Motel," which has been copyrighted, means motor hotels.


Fred Shapiro

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