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.
MACE
mace
(noun) a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
mace
(noun) spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
macebearer, mace, macer
(noun) an official who carries a mace of office
Mace, Chemical Mace
(noun) (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
mace (plural maces)
A heavy fighting club.
An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
(archaic) A billiard cue.
Verb
mace (third-person singular simple present maces, present participle macing, simple past and past participle maced)
To hit someone or something with a mace.
Etymology 2
Noun
mace (plural maces)
An old money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael.
An old weight of 57.98 grains.
Etymology 3
Noun
mace
A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.
Etymology 4
Noun
mace (plural maces)
Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use.
Verb
mace (third-person singular simple present maces, present participle macing, simple past and past participle maced)
To spray in defense or attack with mace (pepper spray or tear gas) using a hand-held device.
(informal) To spray a similar noxious chemical in defense or attack using an available hand-held device such as an aerosol spray can.
Anagrams
• ACME, Acme, ECMA, EMAC, acme, came, eMac
Proper noun
Mace
Alternative letter-case form of mace (tear gas or pepper spray)
Anagrams
• ACME, Acme, ECMA, EMAC, acme, came, eMac
Source: Wiktionary
Mace, n. Etym: [Jav. & Malay. mas, fr. Skr. masha a bean.]
Definition: A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains. S. W. Williams.
Mace, n. Etym: [F. macis, L. macis, macir, Gr. makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.] (Bot.)
Definition: A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
Note: Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and white mace that of M. Otoba, -- East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.
Mace, n. Etym: [OF. mace, F. masse, from (assumed) L. matea, of which the dim. mateola a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.]
1. A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor. Chaucer. Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. Milton.
2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. "Swayed the royal mace." Wordsworth.
3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority. Macaulay.
4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
5. (Billiards)
Definition: A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand. Mace bearer, an officer who carries a mace before person in authority.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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