delf
(noun) an excavation; usually a quarry or mine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
delf (plural delves)
A mine, quarry, pit dug; ditch.
(heraldry) A charge representing a square sod.
Alternative form of delft (“style of earthenware”)
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DELF
(education) Diplôme d'étude de langue française, a French-language qualification.
• feld, fled
Source: Wiktionary
Delf, n. Etym: [AS. delf a delving, digging. See Delve.]
Definition: A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch. [Written also delft, and delve.] [Obs.] The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins or machines could . . . keep them dry. Ray.
Delf, n.
Definition: Same as Delftware.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
