flabellation (countable and uncountable, plural flabellations)
The act of keeping cool by use of a fan or fan-like instrument.
Source: Wiktionary
Flab`el*la"tion, n.
Definition: The act of keeping fractured limbs cool by the use of a fan or some other contrivance. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
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.
