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.
EVASIONS
Noun
evasions
plural of evasion
Source: Wiktionary
EVASION
E*va"sion, n. Etym: [L. evasio: cf. F. évasion. See Evade.]
Definition: The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding. Thou . . . by evasions thy crime uncoverest more. Milton.
Syn.
– Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication; equivocation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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