โCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.โ โ Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
combusted
simple past tense and past participle of combust
Source: Wiktionary
Com*bust", a. Etym: [L. combustus, p. p. of comburere to burn up; com- + burere (only in comp.), of uncertian origin; cf. bustum fineral pyre, prurire to itch, pruna a live coal, Gr. plush to burn.]
1. Burnt; consumed. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight degrees and a half from the sun. [Obs.] Planets that are oft combust. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
โCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.โ โ Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States