algerine (usually uncountable, plural algerines)
A type of loosely woven cloth in stripes of bright colors, used for scarves, shawls and similar.
• lagerine, regaline
Algerine
(archaic) Algerian.
Algerine (plural Algerines)
(archaic) A native or inhabitant of Algiers or Algeria, especially of Moorish or Berber descent, or of non-European descent.
(archaic) A pirate, especially one from the Barbary Coast.
• lagerine, regaline
Source: Wiktionary
Al`ge*rine", a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Algiers or Algeria.
Al`ge*rine", n.
Definition: A native or one of the people of Algiers or Algeria. Also, a pirate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 March 2025
(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
