adown (not comparable)
(archaic) Down, downward; to or in a lower place.
adown
(archaic) Down.
• daown
Source: Wiktionary
A*down", adv. Etym: [OE. adun, adoun, adune. AS. of dune off the hill. See Down.]
Definition: From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground. [Archaic] "Thrice did she sink adown." Spenser.
A*down", prep.
Definition: Down. [Archaic & Poetic] Her hair adown her shoulders loosely lay displayed. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
