BALDAQUIN

Etymology

Noun

baldaquin (countable and uncountable, plural baldaquins)

(uncountable, archaic) A kind of embroidered material with gold thread-work.

A fine canopy of silk, erected over shrines, thrones, etc.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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