winders
plural of winder
• Widners, rewinds
Source: Wiktionary
Wind"er, n. Etym: [From Wind to turn.]
1. One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding plant.
2. An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like.
3. (Arch.)
Definition: One in a flight of steps which are curved in plan, so that each tread is broader at one end than at the other; -- distinguished from flyer.
Wind"er, v. t. & i. Etym: [Prov. E. winder a fan, and to winnow. Winnow.]
Definition: To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [Prov. Eng.]
Wind"er, n.
Definition: A blow taking away the breath. [Slang]
Wind"er, v. i.
Definition: To wither; to fail. [Obs.] Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
