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.
EFFUSES
Verb
effuses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of effuse
Source: Wiktionary
EFFUSE
Ef*fuse", a. Etym: [L. effusus, p. p. of effundere to pour out; ex + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt.]
1. Poured out freely; profuse. [Obs.] So should our joy be very effuse. Barrow.
2. Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal. [Obs.] Young.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an effuse inflorescence. Loudon.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading;
– said of certain shells.
Ef*fuse", n.
Definition: Effusion; loss. "Much effuse of blood." Shak.
Ef*fuse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effused; p. pr. & vb. n. Effusing.]
Definition: To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to shed. [R.] With gushing blood effused. Milton.
Ef*fuse", v. i.
Definition: To emanate; to issue. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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