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.
OUTGAZING
Verb
outgazing
present participle of outgaze
Source: Wiktionary
OUTGAZE
Out*gaze", v. t.
Definition: To gaze beyond; to exceed in sharpness or persistence of seeing or of looking; hence, to stare out of countenance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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7 January 2025
UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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