EUPHUIZE

Verb

euphuize (third-person singular simple present euphuizes, present participle euphuizing, simple past and past participle euphuized)

To affect excessive refinement in language; to be overnice in expression.

Source: Wiktionary


Eu"phu*ize, v. t.

Definition: To affect excessive refinement in language; to be overnice in expression.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

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.

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