buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
crowfoot (plural crowfoots or crowfeet)
Any of many plants, mostly of the genus Ranunculus, that have a leaf shaped somewhat like a bird's foot; especially the buttercups
Source: Wiktionary
Crow"foot` (kr"ft`), n.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The genus Ranunculus, of many species; some are common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable beauty.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: A number of small cords rove through a long block, or euphroe, to suspend an awning by.
3. (Mil.)
Definition: A caltrop. [Written also crow's-foot.]
4. (Well Boring)
Definition: A tool with a side claw for recovering broken rods, etc. Raymond.
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.
