redowa (plural redowas)
A dance of Czech origin with turning, leaping waltz steps.
The music for this kind of dance, usually in quick triple time.
• woreda
Source: Wiktionary
Red"ow*a (rd"*), n. Etym: [F., fr. Bohemian.]
Definition: A Bohemian dance of two kinds, one in triple time, like a waltz, the other in two-four time, like a polka. The former is most in use.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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.
