The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
Ab*stringe", v. t. Etym: [L ab + stringere, strictum, to press together.]
Definition: To unbind. [Obs.] Bailey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.