leonine
(adjective) of or characteristic of or resembling a lion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
leonine (comparative more leonine, superlative most leonine)
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion.
leonine (plural leonines)
(numismatics, historical) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and used in England as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.
leonine (plural leonines)
(poetry) A kind of Latin verse, generally alternate hexameter and pentameter, rhyming at the middle and end.
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Source: Wiktionary
Le"o*nine, a. Etym: [L. leoninus, fr. leo, leonis, lion: cf. F. léonin. See Lion.]
Definition: Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the lion; as, a leonine look; leonine repacity.
– Le"o*nine*ly, adv. Leonine verse, a kind of verse, in which the end of the line rhymes with the middle; -- so named from Leo, or Leoninus, a Benedictine and canon of Paris in the twelfth century, who wrote largely in this measure, though he was not the inventor. The following line is an example: Gloria factorum temere conceditur horum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
