In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ait (plural aits)
An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.
• eyot
ait (plural aits)
(Scotland) An oat.
• IAT, ITA, TAI, TIA, Tai, Tia, ita, tai, tia
AIT (uncountable)
(pathology) Initialism of alloimmune thrombocytopenia: a too-low number of platelets in one's blood, especially a newborn's or fetus', due to alloimmunity.
• neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, NAITP, NAIT
• feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, FMAITP, FMAIT
• alloimmune thrombocytopenia
• IAT, ITA, TAI, TIA, Tai, Tia, ita, tai, tia
Source: Wiktionary
Ait, n. Etym: [AS. ieg, ig, island. See Eyot.]
Definition: An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot. The ait where the osiers grew. R. Hodges (1649). Among green aits and meadows. Dickens.
Ait, n.
Definition: Oat. [Scot.] Burns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.