Is This Trio of Words the Longest English Homonym?

These word pairs (and one trio) are identical, but not twins or triplets. Like the mythical doppelgangers, they were born at different times and places. Continue readingPeriwinkle_3“Periwinkle 3” by Mokkie http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Periwinkle_3.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Periwinkle_3.jpg

periwinkle 640px-Littorina_littorea_02“Littorina littorea 02” by H. Zell – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Littorina_littorea_02.JPG#mediaviewer/File:Littorina_littorea_02.JPG

Periwinkle Rosalba_Carriera_-_A_Gentleman_in_a_Gold_Patterned_Coat_and_Violet-Brown_Cape_(ca._1727)_-_Google_Art_ProjectRosalba Carriera [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Periwig/Periwinkle

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