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.
FAHLBAND
Etymology
Noun
fahlband (plural fahlbands)
(geology) A stratum in crystalline rock that contains metallic sulfides.
Source: Wiktionary
Fahl"band`, n. Etym: [G., fr. fahl dun-colored + band a band.] (Mining)
Definition: A stratum in crystalline rock, containing metallic sulphides. Raymond.
Fahl"erz, Fahl"band, n. Etym: [G. fahlerz; fahl dun-colored, fallow + erz ore.] (Min.)
Definition: Same as Tetrahedrite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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