OUTMANTLE

Etymology

Verb

outmantle (third-person singular simple present outmantles, present participle outmantling, simple past and past participle outmantled)

(transitive) To surpass in mantling or in splendour, as of dress.

Source: Wiktionary


Out*man"tle, v. t.

Definition: To excel in mantling; hence, to excel in splendor, as of dress. [R.] And with poetic trappings grace thy prose, Till it outmantle all the pride of verse. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THOUGHTFULLY

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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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