niggarding (third-person singular simple present niggardings, present participle -ing, simple past and past participle -ed)
(obsolete) present participle of niggard
Source: Wiktionary
Nig"gard, n. Etym: [Icel. hnöggr niggardly, stingy + -ard; cf. Sw. njugg, AS. hneáw.]
Definition: A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser. Chaucer. A penurious niggard of his wealth. Milton. Be niggards of advice on no pretense. Pope.
Nig"gard, a.
Definition: Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.
Nig"gard, v. t. & i.
Definition: To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
