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.
LATHERS
Verb
lathers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lather
Anagrams
• Hartels, Hartles, Stahler, halster, halters, harslet, slather, thalers
Source: Wiktionary
LATHER
Lath"er, n. Etym: [AS. leáedhor niter, in leáedhorwyrt soapwort; cf. Icel. lau; perh. akin to E. lye.]
1. Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.
2. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.
Lath"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Lathering.] Etym: [AS. leedhrian to lather, anoint. See Lather, n. ]
Definition: To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face.
Lath"er, v. i.
Definition: To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam from profuse sweating, as a horse.
Lath"er, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Leather.]
Definition: To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog. [Low]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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