INSWATHING

Verb

inswathing

present participle of inswathe

Source: Wiktionary


INSWATHE

In*swathe", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inswathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Inswating.]

Definition: To wrap up; to infold; to swathe. Inswathed sometimes in wandering mist. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 May 2025

UNSEASONED

(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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