UNDERWIRE

Etymology

Noun

underwire (plural underwires)

A semicircular wire placed in a bra to support the breasts.

A bra that includes such wires.

Verb

underwire (third-person singular simple present underwires, present participle underwiring, simple past and past participle underwired)

To fix such a wire in place.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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