BOOTLACE

bootlace

(noun) a long lace for fastening boots

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bootlace (plural bootlaces)

A long lace for fastening boots.

A long, thin, chewy confectionery, typically with liquorice or fruit flavour.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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