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.
MURINES
Noun
murines
plural of murine
Anagrams
• Rumsien, mureins, neurism
Source: Wiktionary
MURINE
Mu"rine, a. Etym: [L. murinus, from mus, muris, mouse: cf. F. murin.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Pertaining to a family of rodents (Muridæ), of which the mouse is the type.
Mu"rine, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of a tribe of rodents, of which the mouse is the type.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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