SAPPHO

Sappho

(noun) the Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Sap"pho, n. Etym: [See Sapphic.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of several species of brilliant South American humming birds of the genus Sappho, having very bright-colored and deeply forked tails; -- called also firetail.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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