UNCLOSE

Etymology

Verb

unclose (third-person singular simple present uncloses, present participle unclosing, simple past and past participle unclosed)

(transitive) To open; to unclench.

Anagrams

• conules, counsel, leucons

Source: Wiktionary


Un*close", v. t. & i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + close.]

1. To open; to separate the parts of; as, to unclose a letter; to unclose one's eyes.

2. To disclose; to lay open; to reveal.

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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