estoiles
plural of estoile
Source: Wiktionary
Es`toile", n. Etym: [OF.] (Her.)
Definition: A six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, instead of straight like those of a mullet. [Written also Ă©toile.] Estoile of eight points, a star which has four straight and four wavy rays.
– Estoile of four points. Same as Cross estoilĂ©, under Cross.
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.
