imposthume (plural imposthumes)
(obsolete) An abscess.
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
imposthume (third-person singular simple present imposthumes, present participle imposthuming, simple past and past participle imposthumed)
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*post"hume, n. Etym: [A corruption of aposteme. See Aposteme.]
Definition: A collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an animal body; an abscess.
Im*post"hume, v. t. & i.
Definition: Same as Imposthumate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
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.
