APPENDAGE

appendage

(noun) a part that is joined to something larger

process, outgrowth, appendage

(noun) a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; “a bony process”

extremity, appendage, member

(noun) an external body part that projects from the body; “it is important to keep the extremities warm”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

appendage (plural appendages)

An external body part that projects from the body.

Synonyms: extremity, member

A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.

Synonyms: outgrowth, appendix, process

A part that is joined to something larger.

Synonyms: appendix, annex

Source: Wiktionary


Ap*pend"age, n.

1. Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house. Modesty is the appendage of sobriety. Jer. Taylor.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates. Antennæ and other appendages used for feeling. Carpenter.

Syn.

– Addition; adjunct; concomitant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

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.

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