effray (third-person singular simple present effrays, present participle effraying, simple past and past participle effrayed)
(obsolete) To frighten, startle.
• Affery, Affrey
Source: Wiktionary
Ef*fray", v. t. Etym: [F. effrayer. See Affray.]
Definition: To frighten; to scare. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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.
