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.
ATTUNE
attune
(verb) adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
attune (third-person singular simple present attunes, present participle attuning, simple past and past participle attuned)
(music, transitive) To bring into musical accord.
(music, transitive) To tune (an instrument).
(transitive, figurative) To bring into harmony or accord.
Anagrams
• nutate, tauten
Source: Wiktionary
At*tune", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attuned (; p. pr. & vb. n. Attuning.] Etym: [Pref. ad- + tune.]
1. To tune or put in tune; to make melodious; to adjust, as one sound or musical instrument to another; as, to attune the voice to a harp.
2. To arrange fitly; to make accordant. Wake to energy each social aim, Attuned spontaneous to the will of Jove. Beattie.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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