discovert (plural discoverts)
(obsolete) An uncovered place or part.
discovert (not comparable)
(legal, obsolete) Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*cov"ert, a. Etym: [Cf. F. découvert uncovered, OF. descovert. See Discover, Covert.] (Law)
Definition: Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; -- applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.
Dis*cov"ert, n.
Definition: An uncovered place or part. [Obs.] At discovert, uncovered. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 July 2024
(adverb) in a sticky viscid manner; “he felt the blood move stickily from his split scalp and trickle down his forehead”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
