Cam"bra*sine, n.
Definition: A kind of linen cloth made in Egypt, and so named from its resemblance to cambric.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 November 2024
(verb) inflect for number, gender, case, etc.; “in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives”
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.
