wey (plural weys)
(uncommon, archaic) An old English measure of weight containing 224 pounds; equivalent to 2 hundredweight.
• Wye, wye, yew
Wey
A river in Surrey, England, tributary to the Thames.
(historical) Alternative form of Wei, an ancient Chinese duchy.
• Wye, wye, yew
Source: Wiktionary
Wey, n.
Definition: Way; road; path. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Wey, v. t. & i.
Definition: To weigh. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Wey, n. Etym: [OE. weye, AS. w weight. Weight.]
Definition: A certain measure of weight. [Eng.] "A weye of Essex cheese." Piers Plowman.
Note: A wey is 6 Simmonds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 December 2024
(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; “thematic vowels are part of the stem”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
