encrease (plural encreases)
Obsolete spelling of increase.
encrease (third-person singular simple present encreases, present participle encreasing, simple past and past participle encreased)
Obsolete spelling of increase.
Source: Wiktionary
En*crease", v. t. &
Definition: i. [Obs.] See Increase.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
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.
