crones
plural of crone
• Cerons, Cosner, Oncers, censor, crosne, necros, oncers, recons, scorne, sercon
Crones
plural of Crone
• Cerons, Cosner, Oncers, censor, crosne, necros, oncers, recons, scorne, sercon
Source: Wiktionary
Crone (krn), n. Etym: [OD. kronie, karonie, an old sheep, OF. carogne, F. charogne, carrion (also F. carogne illnatured woman.). See Carrion, and Crony.]
1. An old ewe. [Obs.] Tusser.
2. An old woman; -- usually in contempt. But still the crone was constant to her note. Dryden.
3. An old man; especially, a man who talks and acts like an old woman. [R.] The old crone [a negro man] lived in a hovel, . . . which his master had given him. W. Irving. A few old battered crones of office. Beaconsfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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.
