silkenhair, my

silkenhair, my
   This occurs in The Dream of Fair Women, by Henry Williamson, and is a good example of how a particular vocative can arise in special circumstances. A mother talking to her five-year-old daughter says: ‘Kiss Mummie, my silkenhair. How Mummie wishes her own hair was soft like Quillie’s.’

A dictionary of epithets and terms of address . . 2015.

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