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.
TALONS
Noun
talons
plural of talon
Anagrams
• Alston, Latson, Slaton, Tolans, santol, stanol, tonals
Source: Wiktionary
TALON
Tal"on, n. Etym: [F., heel, spur, LL. talo, fr. L. talus the ankle, heel.]
1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a bird of prey. Bacon.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth.
3. (Arch.)
Definition: A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top;
– usually called an ogee.
Note: When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon.
4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts to shoot the bolt. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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