NORTELRY

Nor"tel*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. Nurture.]

Definition: Nurture; education; culture; bringing up. [Obs.] Nortelry . . . learned at the nunnery. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(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


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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