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.
DENTALS
Noun
dentals
plural of dental
Anagrams
• landest, slanted, standel
Source: Wiktionary
DENTAL
Den"tal, a. Etym: [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.]
1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
2. (Phon.)
Definition: Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters. Dental formula (Zoöl.), a brief notation used by zoölogists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal.
– Dental surgeon, a dentist.
Den"tal, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dentale. See Dental, a.]
1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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