outskirt, fringe
(noun) a part of the city far removed from the center; “they built a factory on the outskirts of the city”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
outskirt (plural outskirts)
a more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb
• As a noun, plural form is much more common.
• In attributive use, the singular form is more common.
Source: Wiktionary
Out"skirt`, n.
Definition: A part remote from the center; outer edge; border; -- usually in the plural; as, the outskirts of a town. Wordsworth. The outskirts of his march of mystery. Keble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2024
(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
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.
