Oak has been used as a Quinine substitute in the treatment of fevers. Tannins provide many of the healing properties of oak. Tannins bind with proteins in tissues, making a barrier resistant to bacterial invasion. Tannins strengthen tissues and blood vessels.
The opposite term Occident derives from the Latin word occidens, meaning west (lit. setting < occido fall/set). This term meant the west (where the sun sets) but has fallen into disuse in English, in favor of Western world.
hawk noun [C]. âº ECONOMICS someone who believes that the âgovernment should take âstrong âaction in âcontrolling the ânational âbudget, âinflation, etc.: The hawks on the âcommittee are worried that 6 âper âcent âgrowth could âtrigger âinflation. a âbudget/âdeficit/âinflation hawk Compare dove. Compare.