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.
LAMELLAR
Etymology
Adjective
lamellar (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to a lamella, plate-like, flat and thin.
Source: Wiktionary
Lam"el*lar, a. Etym: [Cf. F. lamellaire.]
Definition: Flat and thin; lamelliform; composed of lamellæ.
– Lam"el*lar*ly, adv.
Definition: In thin plates or scales.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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