Alcaics
plural of Alcaic
• cicalas
Source: Wiktionary
Al*ca"ic, a. Etym: [L. Alcaïcus, Gr.
Definition: Pertaining to Alcæus, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 b. c.
– n. A kind of verse, so called from Alcæus. One variety consists of five feet, a spondee or iambic, an iambic, a long syllable, and two dactyls.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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.
