dossal, dossel
(noun) an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dossel (plural dossels)
Alternative form of dorsal (“a hanging or canopy”)
• dosels
Source: Wiktionary
Dos"sel, n. Etym: [See Dosel, n.]
Definition: Same as Dorsal, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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.
