CLOUDAGE

Etymology

Noun

cloudage

Mass of clouds; cloudiness.

Source: Wiktionary


Cloud"age, n.

Definition: Mass of clouds; cloudiness. [R.] A scudding cloudage of shapes. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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21 September 2023

SHOCKINGLY

(adverb) so as to shock the feelings; “One day, she lost her temper, completely, suddenly and, even to herself, shockingly”; “Suddenly, shockingly, the clergyman’s son was a desperado.”


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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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