miskal (plural miskals)
A unit of weight in the Islamic world, usually taken as equivalent to 4.25 grams, and used especially to weigh precious metals.
A coin originally having such a weight.
• likams, maliks, maskil
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25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
