OUTERWEAR

outerwear, overclothes

(noun) clothing for use outdoors

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

outerwear (countable and uncountable, plural outerwears)

clothing (such as a dress) worn over one's underwear

clothing (such as a rain jacket) worn over one's clothes when outdoors

Source: Wiktionary



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17 November 2024

MONASTICISM

(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience


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Coffee Trivia

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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