cutch, kutch
(noun) tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kutch (plural kutches)
A packet of vellum leaves in which gold is beaten into thin sheets.
Kutch
A district in Gujarat, India.
Source: Wiktionary
Kutch, n. (Goldbeating)
Definition: The packet of vellum leaves in which the gold is first beaten into thin sheets.
Kutch, n.
Definition: See Catechu.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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.
