compts
plural of compt
compts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compt
compts pl (plural only)
(archaic) Abbreviation of compliments.
Source: Wiktionary
Compt (kount, formerly kòmt; 215), n. Etym: [F. compte. See Count an account.]
Definition: Account; reckoning; computation. [Obs.] Shak.
Compt, v. t. Etym: [F. compter. See Count, v. t.]
Definition: To compute; to count. [Obs.] See Count.
Compt, a. Etym: [L. comptus, p. p. of comere to care for, comb, arrange, adorn.]
Definition: Neat; spruce. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 June 2025
(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”
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.
