<DIV><B><I>Michael Mccafferty <mmccaffe@INDIANA.EDU></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<DIV>> Does anyone know why a quetzal feather is "it is something stood up,"</DIV>
<DIV>> i.e., que:tzalli? tlaxtlahui, mochihuantin, Michael</DIV>
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<DIV>It was likely originally a feather-workers' word meaning "any sort of long ornamental feather that is stiff enough to stand vertical and ornamental enough to be used as a feature in decoration", and then "THE SPECIAL sort of such ornamental feather".</DIV>
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