OVERGLOOM

Etymology

Verb

overgloom (third-person singular simple present overglooms, present participle overglooming, simple past and past participle overgloomed)

To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow.

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*gloom", v. t.

Definition: To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow. [R.] Overgloomed by memories of sorrow. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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