HOWARD

Howard, Catherine Howard

(noun) Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542)

Howard, Leslie Howard, Leslie Howard Stainer

(noun) English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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