“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
Gla"den, n. Etym: [AS. glædene, cf. L. gladius a sword. Cf. Gladiole.] (Bot.)
Definition: Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, esp. the European Iris foetidissima. [Written also gladwyn, gladdon, and glader.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States