arrondissements
plural of arrondissement
Source: Wiktionary
Ar`ron`disse`ment", n. Etym: [F., fr. arrondir to make round; ad + rond round, L. rotundus.]
Definition: A subdivision of a department. [France]
Note: The territory of France, since the revolution, has been divided into departments, those into arrondissements, those into cantons, and the latter into communes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 March 2025
(adverb) in a licentious and promiscuous manner; “this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously”
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.
