The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
aread (third-person singular simple present areads, present participle areading, simple past and past participle ared)
(obsolete) To soothsay, prophesy. [11th-17th c.]
(obsolete) To interpret; to explain. [11th-19th c.]
(obsolete) To advise, counsel. [16th-17th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
A*read", A*reed", v. t. Etym: [OE. areden, AS. ar to interpret. See Read.]
1. To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream. [Obs.] Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case. Spenser.
2. To read. [Obs.] Drayton.
3. To counsel, advise, warn, or direct. But mark what I aread thee now. Avaunt! Milton.
4. To decree; to adjudge. [Archaic] Ld. Lytton.
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”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.