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.
BASIL
basil, sweet basil
(noun) leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried
Basil, St. Basil, Basil of Caesarea, Basil the Great, St. Basil the Great
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)
basil
(noun) any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
BASIL (uncountable)
Acronym of biphasic acid scavenging utilising ionic liquids.
Anagrams
• Bails, Blais, Salib, bails, labis
Etymology
Proper noun
Basil
A male given name from Ancient Greek, in quiet but steady use in the UK.
Anagrams
• Bails, Blais, Salib, bails, labis
Etymology 1
Noun
basil (usually uncountable, plural basils)
A plant (Ocimum basilicum).
The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
Any other species in the genus Ocimum.
Synonyms
• (plant): albahaca, St. Joseph's wort, sweet basil
Etymology 2
Noun
basil (plural basils)
The angle to which a joiner's tool is ground away.
Verb
basil (third-person singular simple present basils, present participle basilling, simple past and past participle basilled)
(transitive) To grind the edge of a tool to an acute angle.
Synonyms
• bevel, sharpen
Etymology 3
Noun
basil (plural basils)
The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.
Synonyms
• basan, bazil
Anagrams
• Bails, Blais, Salib, bails, labis
Source: Wiktionary
Bas"il, n. Etym: [Cf. F. basile and E. Bezel.]
Definition: The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a plane, is ground. Grier.
Bas"il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Basiled (p. pr. & vb. n. Basiling.]
Definition: To grind or form the edge of to an angle. Moxon.
Bas"il, n. Etym: [F. basilic, fr. L. badilicus royal, Gr. , fr. king.] (Bot.)
Definition: The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush basil, or lesser basil (O. minimum), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name is also given to several kinds of mountain mint (Pycnanthemum). Basil thyme, a name given to the fragrant herbs Calamintha Acinos and C. Nepeta.
– Wild basil, a plant (Calamintha clinopodium) of the Mint family.
Bas"il, n. Etym: [Corrupt. from E. basan, F. basane, LL. basanium, bazana, fr. Ar. bithana, prop., lining.]
Definition: The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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