retardment (countable and uncountable, plural retardments)
Retardation; the act of retarding or delaying.
• (in translation), Gargantua and Pantagruel
Source: Wiktionary
Re*tard"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. retardement.]
Definition: The act of retarding; retardation. Cowley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2024
(noun) a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep; “he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
