amate (plural amates)
Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees.
An art form based on Mexican bark painting from the Otomi culture.
amate (third-person singular simple present amates, present participle amating, simple past and past participle amated)
(obsolete) To dishearten, dismay.
amate (third-person singular simple present amates, present participle amating, simple past and past participle amated)
(obsolete) To be a mate to; to match.
• A team, A-team
Source: Wiktionary
A*mate", v. t. Etym: [OF. amater, amatir.]
Definition: To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. [Obs. or Archaic] The Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true. Milton.
A*mate", v. t. Etym: [Pref. a- + mate.]
Definition: To be a mate to; to match. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 November 2024
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
