Mu*ræ"noid, Mu*re"noid, a. Etym: [NL. Muræna, the generic name + - oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Like or pertaining to the genus Muræna, or family Murænidæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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.
