OVERGLOOM

Etymology

Verb

overgloom (third-person singular simple present overglooms, present participle overglooming, simple past and past participle overgloomed)

To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow.

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*gloom", v. t.

Definition: To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow. [R.] Overgloomed by memories of sorrow. De Quincey.

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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