CLEARCUT

Adjective

clearcut (comparative more clearcut, superlative most clearcut)

Alternative spelling of clear cut

Noun

clearcut (plural clearcuts)

(forestry) The area of the forest cleared of trees.

Source: Wiktionary


Clear"-cut`, a.

1. Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo. She has . . . a cold and clear-cut face. Tennyson.

2. Concisely and distinctly expressed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 November 2024

POPULATED

(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”


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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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