āCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā ā Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
Mar"i*et, n. Etym: [F. mariette, prop. dim. of Marie Mary.] (Bot.)
Definition: A kind of bellflower, Companula Trachelium, once called Viola Mariana; but it is not a violet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
āCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā ā Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States