What is the word for the condition of a piece of soap that has expanded into something that may, unless you're jolly careful, disintegrate into scented slime when you pick it up?
What's the word for a spot of undissolved coffee floating in the top of a cup?
What's the word for the noise people make, something between delight and sympathy, when they see someone walk into a lamp post?
On the other hand, the English language does have zarf, a tremendously useful word that almost no one knows, but which we all nearly need fairly regularly.
A zarf is a holder to protect the hands from hot cups, especially coffee cups.
No, no, it's quite all right.
All part of the service.
Word To Use Today: zarf. This is originally an Arabic word which means container or sheath. The plural of zarf can be, variously, zarfs, zarves, or, thrillingly, zuruuf.
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