mischances
plural of mischance
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*chance", n. Etym: [OE. meschance, OF. mescheance.]
Definition: Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap. Chaucer. Never come mischance between us twain. Shak.
Syn.
– Calamity; misfortune; misadventure; mishap; infelicity; disaster. See Calamity.
Mis*chance", v. i.
Definition: To happen by mischance. Spenser.
Mis*chance", n. Etym: [OE. meschance, OF. mescheance.]
Definition: Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap. Chaucer. Never come mischance between us twain. Shak.
Syn.
– Calamity; misfortune; misadventure; mishap; infelicity; disaster. See Calamity.
Mis*chance", v. i.
Definition: To happen by mischance. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2025
(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”
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.
