sourdine
(noun) an organ stop resulting in a soft muted sound
sourdine, sordino
(noun) a mute for a violin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sourdine (plural sourdines)
(music, historical) A muted trumpet.
(music, historical) A mute; a damper.
sourdine (comparative more sourdine, superlative most sourdine)
Muffled, muted; subdued.
Source: Wiktionary
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
