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.
PYRAMIDS
Proper noun
the Pyramids
A set of ancient pyramidal-shaped constructions in Egypt
Noun
pyramids
plural of pyramid
Noun
pyramids (uncountable)
The game of pyramid pool.
Verb
pyramids
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pyramid
Source: Wiktionary
PYRAMID
Pyr"a*mid, n. Etym: [L. pyramis, -idis, fr. Gr. pyramide.]
1. A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top; especially, a structure or edifice of this shape.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal figure as base and several triangles which have a common vertex and whose bases are sides of the base.
3. pl. (Billiards)
Definition: The game of pool in which the balls are placed in the form of a triangle at spot. [Eng.] Altitude of a pyramid (Geom.), the perpendicular distance from the vertex to the plane of the base.
– Axis of a pyramid (Geom.), a straight line drawn from the vertex to the center of the base.
– Earth pyramid. (Geol.) See Earth pillars, under Earth.
– Right pyramid (Geom.) a pyramid whose axis is perpendicular to the base.
PYRAMID
Pyr"a*mid, n. Etym: [L. pyramis, -idis, fr. Gr. pyramide.]
1. A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top; especially, a structure or edifice of this shape.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal figure as base and several triangles which have a common vertex and whose bases are sides of the base.
3. pl. (Billiards)
Definition: The game of pool in which the balls are placed in the form of a triangle at spot. [Eng.] Altitude of a pyramid (Geom.), the perpendicular distance from the vertex to the plane of the base.
– Axis of a pyramid (Geom.), a straight line drawn from the vertex to the center of the base.
– Earth pyramid. (Geol.) See Earth pillars, under Earth.
– Right pyramid (Geom.) a pyramid whose axis is perpendicular to the base.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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