Morocco, Kingdom of Morocco, Maroc, Marruecos, Al-Magrib
(noun) a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956
morocco
(noun) a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc.
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Morocco
A coastal country in North-western Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco.
morocco (countable and uncountable, plural moroccos)
A soft leather, made from goatskin, used especially in bookbinding.
A sheepskin leather in imitation of this.
A very strong ale, anciently brewed in Cumberland.
• (soft leather): maroquin, morocco leather
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*roc"co, n. Etym: [Named from Morocco, the country. Cf. Morris the dance.]
Definition: A fine kind of leather, prepared commonly from goatskin (though an inferior kind is made of sheepskin), and tanned with sumac and dyed of various colors; -- said to have been first made by the Moors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
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.
