NEBULE

nebule

(noun) a small cloud

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nebule (plural nebules)

(obsolete) A little cloud.

Source: Wiktionary


Neb"ule, n. Etym: [Cf. F. nébule. See nebula.]

Definition: A little cloud; a cloud. [Obs.] O light without nebule. Old Ballad.

Né`bu`lé", Neb"u*ly, a. Etym: [F. nébulé.] (Her.)

Definition: Composed of successive short curves supposed to resemble a cloud; -- said of a heraldic line by which an ordinary or subordinary may be bounded.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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.

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