Man`-*of`-*war", n; pl. Men-of-war.
Definition: A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war. Man-of-war bird (Zoƶl.), The frigate bird; also applied to the skua gulls, and to the wandering albatross.
– Man-of-war hawk (Zoƶl.), the frigate bird.
– Man-of-war's man, a sailor serving in a ship of war.
– Portuguese man-of-war (Zoƶl.), any species of the genus Physalia. See Physalia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 April 2025
(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; āthe smart set goes thereā; āthey were an angry lotā
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.
