ULLAGED

Etymology

Adjective

ullaged (comparative more ullaged, superlative most ullaged)

Of a container: possessing a significant amount of ullage (empty space).

Verb

ullaged

simple past tense and past participle of ullage

Source: Wiktionary


ULLAGE

Ul"lage (; 48), n. Etym: [OF. eullage, ovillage, the filling up of a cask, fr. ouillier, oillier, euillier, to fill a wine cask; properly, to add oil to prevent evaporation, as to a flask that is nearly full, fr. OF. oile oil. See Oil.] (Com.)

Definition: The amount which a vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of being full; wantage; deficiency.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

23 April 2024

GRADUAL

(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

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.

coffee icon