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.
MAXILLARIES
Noun
maxillaries
plural of maxillary
Source: Wiktionary
MAXILLARY
Max"il*lar, Max"il*la*ry, a. Etym: [L. maxillaris, fr. maxilla jawbone, jaw: cf. F. maxillaire.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw only.
– n.
Definition: The principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to a maxilla.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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