gradines
plural of gradine
• Dearings, deraigns, disrange, grandies, readings
Source: Wiktionary
Gra"din, Gra*dine", n. Etym: [F. gradin, dim. of grade. See Grade.] (Arch.)
Definition: Any member like a step, as the raised back of an altar or the like; a set raised over another. "The gradines of the amphitheeater." Layard.
Gra*dine", n. Etym: [F. gradine.]
Definition: A toothed chised by sculptors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 February 2025
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
