O"ver*thwart", a.
1. Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite. "Our overthwart neighbors." Dryden.
2. Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing. "Overthwart humor." Clarendon.
O"ver*thwart", adv.
Definition: Across; crosswise; transversely. "Y'clenched overthwart and endelong." Chaucer.
O"ver*thwart", prep.
Definition: Across; from alde to side of. "Huge trees overthwart one another." Milton.
O"ver*thwart`, n.
Definition: That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition. [Obs.] Surrey.
, v. t.
Definition: To cross; to oppose. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
