mussing
present participle of muss
• musings, signums
Source: Wiktionary
Muss, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. mousche a fly, also, the play called muss, fr. L. musca a fly.]
Definition: A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle. Shak.
Muss, n.
Definition: A state of confusion or disorder; -- prob. variant of mess, but influenced by muss, a scramble. [Colloq. U.S.]
Muss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Mussing.]
Definition: To disarrange, as clothing; to rumple. [Colloq. U.S.]
Muss, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. mus a mouse. See Mouse.]
Definition: A term of endearment. [Obs.] See Mouse. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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.
