BLUECOAT

bluecoat

(noun) a person dressed all in blue (as a soldier or sailor)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bluecoat (plural bluecoats)

(British) A traditional dress code at certain prestigious British schools

(US history) A soldier or officer in the Union army during the American Civil War

(dated) A policeman

Synonyms

• (police officer): see police officer

Source: Wiktionary


Blue"coat`, n.

Definition: One dressed in blue, as a soldier, a sailor, a beadle, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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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