madame
(noun) title used for a married Frenchwoman
Source: WordNet® 3.1
madame (plural madames or mesdames)
Alternative form of madam
• ma'amed
Madame (plural Madames or Mesdames)
Alternative letter-case form of madame
• ma'amed
Source: Wiktionary
Ma`dame", n.; pl. Mesdames. Etym: [F., fr. ma my (L. mea) + dame dame. See Dame, and cf. Madonna.]
Definition: My lady; -- a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all married women. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
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.
