In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
coward
(noun) a person who shows fear or timidity
Coward, Noel Coward, Sir Noel Pierce Coward
(noun) English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Coward
A surname.
coward (plural cowards)
A person who lacks courage.
• chicken
• scaredy pants
• yellowbelly
• See also coward
coward (comparative more coward, superlative most coward)
Cowardly.
(heraldry, of a lion) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs.
coward (third-person singular simple present cowards, present participle cowarding, simple past and past participle cowarded)
(transitive, obsolete) To intimidate.
Source: Wiktionary
Cow"ard (kou"rd), a. Etym: [OF. couard, coard, coart, n. and adj., F. couard, fr. OF. coe, coue, tail, F. queue (fr. L. coda, a form of cauda tail) + -ard; orig., short-tailed, as an epithet of the hare, or perh., turning tail, like a scared dog. Cf. Cue, Queue, Caudal.]
1. (Her.)
Definition: Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled between his legs;
– said of a lion.
2. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly. Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. Shak.
3. Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity. He raised the house with loud and coward cries. Shak. Invading fears repel my coward joy. Proir.
Cow"ard, n.
Definition: A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon. A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse. Dryden.
Syn.
– Craven; poltroon; dastard.
Cow"ard, v. t.
Definition: To make timoroys; to frighten. [Obs.] That which cowardeth a man's heart. Foxe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.