Es`tra`ma`con", n. Etym: [F.]
1. A straight, heavy sword with two edges, used in the 16th and 17th centuries.
2. A blow with edge of a sword. Farrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 May 2024
(adjective) affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste; “he stayed glued to one spot”; “pieces of pasted paper”
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.
