cates pl (plural only)
(archaic) Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties.
• Stace, caste, scate, sceat, taces
Cates (plural Cateses)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cates is the 1984th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18190 individuals. Cates is most common among White (86.89%) individuals.
• Stace, caste, scate, sceat, taces
Source: Wiktionary
Cates, n. pl. Etym: [Cf. Acates, and see Cater, n.]
Definition: Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties. Shak. Cates for which Apicius could not pay. Shurchill. Choicest cates and the fiagon's best spilth. R. Browning.
Cate, n.
Definition: Food. [Obs.] See Cates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
