In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NOZZLE
nozzle, nose
(noun) a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged
beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz
(noun) informal terms for the nose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nozzle (plural nozzles)
A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
A short outlet or inlet pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.
The nose of an animal; muzzle.
The part of an earbud that accomodates eartips.
Coordinate terms
• (short tube): spout
Source: Wiktionary
Noz"zle, n. Etym: [A dim. of nose. sq. root261] [Written also nosle.]
1. The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows.
2. Specifically: (a) A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe. (b) A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
9 May 2025
RIGHT
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
Coffee Trivia
