Marseille, Marseilles
(noun) a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Marseilles
The capital city of Bouches-du-RhĂ´ne department, France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-CĂ´te d'Azur.
Marseilles (uncountable)
A kind of fabric made from two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming a double cloth, quilted in the loom.
Source: Wiktionary
Mar*seilles", n.
Definition: A general term for certain kinds of fabrics, which are formed of two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming double cloth, quilted in the loom; -- so named because first made in Marseilles, France.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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.
