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.
ENCLASPING
Verb
enclasping
present participle of enclasp
Anagrams
• spanceling
Source: Wiktionary
ENCLASP
En*clasp", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + clasp. Cf. Inclasp.]
Definition: To clasp. See Inclasp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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