grises
plural of grise
Grises
plural of Grise
Source: Wiktionary
Gris, a. Etym: [OF. & F., fr. LL. griseus; of German origin; cf. MHG. gris, G. greis, hoary. Cf. Grizzle.]
Definition: Gray. [R.] Chaucer.
Gris, n. Etym: [OF., fr. gris gray. Cf. G. grauwerk (lit. gray work) the gray skin of the Siberian squirrel. See Gris, a.]
Definition: A costly kind of fur. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Gris (grîs), n. sing. & pl. Etym: [See Grice a pig.]
Definition: A little pig. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Grise (gris), n.
Definition: See Grice, a pig. [Prov. Eng.]
Grise (gris or gres), n. Etym: [Prop. pl. of gree a step.]
Definition: A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree. [Obs.] Every grise of fortune Is smoothed by that below. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.