“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
La*volt", La*vol"ta, n. Etym: [It.la volta the turn, turning, whirl. Cf. Volt of a horse, Volta.]
Definition: An old dance, for two persons, being a kind of waltz, in which the woman made a high spring or bound. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 May 2025
(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”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States