Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek
(noun) Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Whit"sun*tide`, n. Etym: [Whitsunday + tide.]
Definition: The week commencing with Whitsunday, esp. the first three days
– Whitsunday, Whitsun Monday, and Whitsun Tuesday; the time of Pentecost. R. of Gloucester.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 September 2024
(noun) a small contrasting part of something; “a bald spot”; “a leopard’s spots”; “a patch of clouds”; “patches of thin ice”; “a fleck of red”
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.
