desinent (comparative more desinent, superlative most desinent)
(obsolete) Ending; forming an end; lowermost.
• dentines, tennised
Source: Wiktionary
Des"i*nent, a. Etym: [L. desinens, p. pr. of desinere, desitum, to leave off, cease; de- + sinere to let, allow.]
Definition: Ending; forming an end; lowermost. [Obs.] "Their desinent parts, fish." B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
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.
