Ethelred, Ethelred I
(noun) king of Wessex and Kent and elder brother of Alfred; Alfred joined Ethelred’s battle against the invading Danes and succeeded him on his death (died in 871)
Ethelred, Ethelred II, Ethelred the Unready
(noun) king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
