DEPOLISH

Etymology

Verb

depolish (third-person singular simple present depolishes, present participle depolishing, simple past and past participle depolished)

(transitive) To remove the polish from.

Anagrams

• lodeship, polished

Source: Wiktionary


De*pol"ish, v. t.

Definition: To remove the polish or glaze from.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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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