SEVERIES

Noun

severies

plural of severy

Anagrams

• revisees

Source: Wiktionary


SEVERY

Sev"er*y, n. Etym: [Prob. corrupted fr. ciborium. Oxf. Gloss.] (Arch.)

Definition: A bay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling. [Written also civery.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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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