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.
RETINA
retina
(noun) the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
retina (plural retinas or retinae or retinæ)
(anatomy) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball where light is converted into neural signals sent to the brain.
Anagrams
• atrine, ratiné, retain, tanier, tearin', tin ear
Source: Wiktionary
Ret"i*na, n. Etym: [NL., from L. rete a net. Cf. Reticule.] (Anat.)
Definition: The delicate membrane by which the back part of the globe of the eye is lined, and in which the fibers of the optic nerve terminate. See Eye.
Note: The fibers of the optic nerve and the retinal blood vessels spread out upon the front surface of the retina, while the sensory layer (called Jacob's membrane), containing the rods and cones, is on the back side, next the choroid coat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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