arcuation (countable and uncountable, plural arcuations)
The act of bending or curving; the state of being bent; crookedness.
(botany) A method of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
Source: Wiktionary
Arc`u*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. arcuatio.]
1. The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness. Coxe.
2. (Hort.)
Definition: A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering. Chambers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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.
