VARITYPE

Etymology

Noun

varitype (plural varitypes)

(printing, historical) A kind of advanced typewriter that could use various different typefaces.

Verb

varitype (third-person singular simple present varitypes, present participle varityping, simple past and past participle varityped)

(printing, historical) To prepare printed material using a machine of this kind.

Source: Wiktionary



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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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