A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OCTET

Thu, 12 Sep '24
Large wedding band, say
Tue, 20 Aug '24
Set of white pawns in chess, e.g.
Tue, 9 Jul '24
Ensemble of eight
Sat, 6 Jul '24
Hot dog buns in a pack, often
Fri, 29 Mar '24
Large combo
Tue, 30 Jan '24
Four duos
Sat, 11 Mar '23
Four + four
Thu, 9 Mar '23
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, e.g.
Tue, 27 Sep '22
Duo times four
Wed, 9 Feb '22
The Ivy League schools, e.g.