yard, grounds, curtilage
(noun) the enclosed land around a house or other building; “it was a small house with almost no yard”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
curtilage (plural curtilages)
(legal) The area immediately surrounding a house, including any closely associated buildings and structures.
• (area around a house): grounds
• cutigeral, graticule
Source: Wiktionary
Cur"ti*lage (k, n. Etym: [OF. cortillage, curtillage, fr. cortil court, courtyard, LL. cortis court. See Court.] (Law)
Definition: A yard, courtyard, or piece of ground, included within the fence surrounding a dwelling house. Burrill.
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”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
