BOOKLOUSE

booklouse, book louse, deathwatch, Liposcelis divinatorius

(noun) minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

booklouse (plural booklice)

Any of the small insects who feed on bookbindings, especially those of the order Psocoptera.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

4 June 2025

LEND

(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”


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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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