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.
LIEBERKUHN
Lie"ber*kühn, n. Etym: [Named after a German physician and instrument maker, J. n. Lieberkühn.] (Optics)
Definition: A concave metallic mirror attached to the object-glass end of a microscope, to throw down light on opaque objects; a reflector.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
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