HOLBEIN

Holbein, Hans Holbein, Holbein the Elder

(noun) German painter of religious works (1465-1524)

Holbein, Hans Holbein, Holbein the Younger

(noun) German painter and engraver noted for his portraits; he was commissioned by Henry VIII to provide portraits of the English king’s prospective brides (1497-1543)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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