sequents
plural of sequent
Source: Wiktionary
Se"quent, a. Etym: [L. sequens, -entis, p. pr. of sequi to follow. See Sue to follow.]
1. Following; succeeding; in continuance. What to this was sequent Thou knowest already. Shak.
2. Following as an effect; consequent.
Se"quent, n.
1. A follower. [R.] Shak.
2. That which follows as a result; a sequence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 May 2025
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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.
