Walpole, Robert Walpole, Sir Robert Walpole, First Earl of Orford
(noun) Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745)
Walpole, Horace Walpole, Horatio Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford
(noun) English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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.
