tonneau (plural tonneaus or tonneaux)
The rear body or compartment of some types of motor vehicle, especially one containing seats for passengers.
An old-style open passenger vehicle with a tonneau (rear compartment with seats).
Clipping of tonneau cover.
Source: Wiktionary
Ton`neau", n.; pl. Tonneaux (#). [F.]
1. In France, a light-wheeled vehicle with square or rounded body and rear entrance.
2. (Automobiles) Orig., the after part of the body with entrance at the rear (as in vehicle in def. 1); now, one with sides closing in the seat or seats and entered by a door usually at the side, also, the entire body of an automobile having such an after part.
3. = Tonne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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.
