CIGARETTE

cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag

(noun) finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cigarette (plural cigarettes)

Tobacco or other substances, in a thin roll wrapped with paper, intended to be smoked.

Synonyms

• See cigarette

Verb

cigarette (third-person singular simple present cigarettes, present participle cigaretting, simple past and past participle cigaretted)

(slang, rare) To give someone a cigarette, and/or to light one for them.

Source: Wiktionary


Cig`a*rette", n. Etym: [F. cigarette.]

Definition: A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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LEND

(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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