centupling
present participle of centuple
Source: Wiktionary
Cen"tu*ple, a. Etym: [L. centuplex; centum + plicare to fold; cf. F. centuple.]
Definition: Hundredfold.
Cen"tu*ple, v. t.
Definition: To increase a hundredfold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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.
