frontiering
present participle of frontier
Source: Wiktionary
Fron"tier, n. Etym: [F. frontière, LL. frontaria. See Front.]
1. That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; the border of the settled and cultivated part of a country; as, the frontier of civilization.
2. (Fort.)
Definition: An outwork. [Obs.] Palisadoes, frontiers, parapets. Shak.
Fron"tier, a.
1. Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town.
2. Of or relating to a frontier. "Frontier experience." W. Irving.
Fron"tier, v. i.
Definition: To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with on. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 November 2024
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
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.
