corn kaf(f)ir

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• Kaffir corn — Kaffir Kaf fir (k[a^]f f[ e]r), Kafir Ka fir (k[aum] f[ e]r), n. [Ar. k[=a]fir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. {Giaour}.] 1. (Ethnol.) (a) One of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Kafir — Kaf•ir [[t]ˈkæf ər, ˈkɑ fər[/t]] n. 1) peo Nuristani 2) ear (l.c.) Islam. an infidel or unbeliever 3) (l.c.) Also called kaf′ir corn . a grain sorghum, Sorghum bicolor caffrorum having stout, short jointed, leafy stalks. Also, Kaffir (for defs. 2 …   From formal English to slang

• Kafir — /kaf euhr, kay feuhr, kah /, n., pl. Kafirs, (esp. collectively) Kafir. 1. Also called Nuristani. a member of an Indo European people of Nuristan. 2. (l.c.) Islam. an infidel or unbeliever. 3. Kaffir (def. 1). 4. (l.c.) Also …   Universalium

• Korn — 1. Aha, das ist ein ander Korn, sagt der Müller, hat in ein Mausbemmerl bissen. (Rott Thal.) 2. Am eigenen Korn sieht man wol, wenn des Nachbars Roggen reif ist. – Altmann VI, 433. 3. Aus einem kleinen Korn wird eine grosse Staude. – Reinsberg… …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

• Inventions in medieval Islam — A significant number of inventions were developed in the medieval Islamic world, a geopolitical region that has at various times extended from Al Andalus and Africa in the west to the Indian subcontinent and Malay Archipelago in the east.… …   Wikipedia

• BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Chaff — Chaff, n. [AC. ceaf; akin to D. kaf, G. kaff.] [1913 Webster] 1. The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc. [1913 Webster] So take the corn and leave the chaff behind. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Chaff cutter — Chaff Chaff, n. [AC. ceaf; akin to D. kaf, G. kaff.] [1913 Webster] 1. The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc. [1913 Webster] So take the corn and leave the chaff behind. Dryden. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Timeline of Islamic science and engineering — This timeline of Islamic science and engineering covers the general development of science and technology in the Islamic world during the Islamic Golden Age, usually dated from the 7th to 16th centuries.From the 17th century onwards, the advances …   Wikipedia

• Caffre — Kaffir Kaf fir (k[a^]f f[ e]r), Kafir Ka fir (k[aum] f[ e]r), n. [Ar. k[=a]fir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. {Giaour}.] 1. (Ethnol.) (a) One of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Kaffir — Kaf fir (k[a^]f f[ e]r), Kafir Ka fir (k[aum] f[ e]r), n. [Ar. k[=a]fir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. {Giaour}.] 1. (Ethnol.) (a) One of a race which …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English