avulsed
simple past tense and past participle of avulse
avulsed (not comparable)
(of a piece of flesh or body part) Having been torn off, as in an avulsion.
(of a wound) Having been caused by a piece of flesh or body part being torn off, as in an avulsion.
Source: Wiktionary
A*vulse", v. t. Etym: [L. avulsus, p. p. of avellere to tear off; a (ab) + vellere to pluck.]
Definition: To pluck or pull off. Shenstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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.
