UNDERLINING

Etymology 1

Verb

underlining

present participle of underline

Noun

underlining (plural underlinings)

An act or instance of marking text with an underline.

Etymology 2

Noun

underlining (plural underlinings)

A lining on the inside of a garment.

Source: Wiktionary


UNDERLINE

Un`der*line", v. t.

1. To mark a line below, as words; to underscore.

2. To influence secretly. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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30 November 2024

HYPOTHETICAL

(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”


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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.

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