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.
BOSKIER
BOSKY
bosky, brushy
(adjective) covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets; “brushy undergrowth”; “‘bosky’ is a literary term”; “a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza”- Jack Beatty
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
boskier
comparative form of bosky
Source: Wiktionary
BOSKY
Bosk"y, a. Etym: [Cf. Bushy.]
1. Woody or bushy; covered with boscage or thickets. Milton.
2. Caused by boscage. Darkened over by long bosky shadows. H. James.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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