BEDRAPE

Etymology

Verb

bedrape (third-person singular simple present bedrapes, present participle bedraping, simple past and past participle bedraped)

(archaic) To dress, clothe.

To drape, cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery.

Source: Wiktionary



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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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