In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ogre
(noun) (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre
(noun) a cruel wicked and inhuman person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ogre (plural ogres)
(mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
(figuratively) A brutish man reminiscent of the mythical ogre.
• Geor., Gero, Gore, Rego, ergo, ergo-, gero-, goer, gore, orge, rego
Ogre
A town in central Latvia
• Geor., Gero, Gore, Rego, ergo, ergo-, gero-, goer, gore, orge, rego
Source: Wiktionary
O"gre, n. Etym: [F., fr. Sp. ogro, fr. L. Orcus the god of the infernal regions; also, the lower world, hell.]
Definition: An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel monster. His schoolroom must have resembled an ogre's den. Maccaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.