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| 99% | 15 | HEBREWANDARABIC | Exact Match! | |
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| 38% | 3 | A veritable magic carpet of a word whose etymological journey travels from ancient Semitic languages through Latin and into Old English to mean a bijou rug, drink coaster, mousepad, place setting or yoga durrie | ||
noun • a thick flat pad used as a floor covering • a master's degree in teaching • mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture • sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports • a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven • the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss • a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete • a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it adjective satellite • not reflecting light; not glossy verb • twist together or entwine into a confusing mass • change texture so as to become matted and felt-like | ||||
| 37% | 8 | Expert in Semitic languages | ||
noun • an interpreter and guide in the Near East; in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries a translator of European languages for the Turkish and Arab authorities and most dragomans were Greek (many reached high positions in the government) | ||||
Semitic Languages
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| New York Times06 Feb 1980 | Across 17 | HEBREWANDARABIC |
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