coleslaw, slaw
(noun) basically shredded cabbage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
slaw (countable and uncountable, plural slaws)
(US, Canada) Coleslaw.
• Laws, awls, laws
Source: Wiktionary
Slaw, n. Etym: [D. sla, contr. fr. salade, OD. salaet, salad. See Salad.]
Definition: Sliced cabbage served as a salad, cooked or uncooked.
Slaw, Slaw"en, obs.
Definition: p. p. of Slee, to slay. With a sword drawn out he would have slaw himself. Wyclif (Acts xvi. 27.)
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 April 2025
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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.
