gleeked
simple past tense and past participle of gleek
• kegeled
Source: Wiktionary
Gleek, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. Icel. leika to play, play a trick on, with the prefix ge-; akin to AS. gelacan, Sw. leka to play, Dan. lege.]
1. A jest or scoff; a trick or deception. [Obs.] Where's the Bastard's braves, and Charles his gleeks Shak.
2. Etym: [Cf. Glicke]
Definition: An enticing look or glance. [Obs.] A pretty gleek coming from Pallas' eye. Beau. & Fl.
Gleek, v. i.
Definition: To make sport; to gibe; to sneer; to spend time idly. [Obs.] Shak.
Gleek, n. Etym: [OF. glic, G. glück, fortune. See Luck.]
1. A game at cards, once popular, played by three persons. [Obs.] Pepys. Evelyn.
2. Three of the same cards held in the same hand; -- hence, three of anything. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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.
