HURDEN

Etymology

Noun

hurden (countable and uncountable, plural hurdens)

(UK, dialect) A coarse kind of linen made from hurds.

Source: Wiktionary


Hur"den, n. Etym: [From Hurds.]

Definition: A coarse kind of linen; -- called also harden. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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