PAPILLOTES

Noun

papillotes

plural of papillote

Source: Wiktionary


PAPILLOTE

Pap"il*lote, n. Etym: [F., fr. papillon a butterfly.]

Definition: a small piece of paper on which women roll up their hair to make it curl; a curl paper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 June 2025

STRAP

(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position


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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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