prease
Obsolete form of press. [14th-17th c.]
prease (third-person singular simple present preases, present participle preasing, simple past and past participle preased)
Obsolete form of press. [14th-17th c.]
Obsolete form of praise. [16th c.]
• A-per-se, Parsee, Pearse, peares, rapees, serape
Source: Wiktionary
Prease, v. t. & i.
Definition: To press; to crowd. [Obs.] -- n.
Definition: A press; a crowd. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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.
