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.
GNARLED
gnarled, gnarly, knotted, knotty, knobbed
(adjective) used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots; “gnarled and knotted hands”; “a knobbed stick”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
gnarled (comparative more gnarled, superlative most gnarled)
Knotty and misshapen.
Made rough by age or hard work.
Synonyms
• gnarly
Verb
gnarled
simple past tense and past participle of gnarl (Etymology 1)
Etymology 2
Verb
gnarled
simple past tense and past participle of gnarl (Etymology 2)
Anagrams
• Dangler, Glander, Le Grand, Legrand, dangler, rangled
Source: Wiktionary
Gnarled, a.
Definition: Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained. The unwedgeable and gnarléd oak. Shak.
GNARL
Gnarl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gnarled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gnarling.] Etym: [From older gnar, prob. of imitative origin; cf. G. knarren, knurren. D. knorren, Sw. knorra, Dan. knurre.]
Definition: To growl; to snarl. And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first. Shak.
Gnarl, n. Etym: [See Gnar, n.]
Definition: a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with twisted grain, on a tree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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