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.
CADDIS
Etymology
Noun
caddis (countable and uncountable, plural caddises)
The larva of a caddis fly. They generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with debris.
A rough woolen cloth; caddice.
A kind of worsted lace or ribbon.
Source: Wiktionary
Cad"dice, Cad"dis, n. Etym: [Prov. E. caddy, cadew; cf. G. köder bait.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The larva of a caddice fly. These larvæ generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also caddice worm, or caddis worm. Caddice fly (Zoöl.), a species of trichopterous insect, whose larva is the caddice.
Cad"dis, n. Etym: [OE. caddas, Scot. caddis lint, caddes a kind of woolen cloth, cf. Gael. cada, cadadh, a kind of cloth, cotton, fustian, W. cadas, F. cadis.]
Definition: A kind of worsted lace or ribbon. "Caddises, cambrics, lawns." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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