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.
BESEEN
Etymology 1
Adjective
beseen (comparative more beseen, superlative most beseen)
(archaic, dialectal) Furnished; arrayed; dressed; equipped.
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(archaic) Accomplished; versed.
Etymology 2
Verb
beseen
past participle of besee.
Anagrams
• Beenes
Source: Wiktionary
Be*seen", a. Etym: [Properly the p. p. of besee.]
1. Seen; appearing. [Obs. or Archaic]
2. Decked or adorned; clad. [Archaic] Chaucer.
3. Accomplished; versed. [Archaic] Spenser.
BESEE
Be*see", v. t. & i. Etym: [AS. beseón; pref. be- + to see.]
Definition: To see; to look; to mind. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACRIMONIOUS
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; “an acrimonious dispute”; “bitter about the divorce”
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