brioche
(noun) a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
brioche (plural brioches)
A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.
Hypernym: viennoiserie
Coordinate terms: croissant, pain au chocolat, Danish pastry
A knitted cushion for the feet.
Source: Wiktionary
Bri`oche", n. [F.]
1. A light cake made with flour, butter, yeast, and eggs.
2. A knitted foot cushion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 April 2025
(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; “an extinguishable fire”; “hope too is extinguishable”
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.
