The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
As`i*pho"ne*a, A*si`pho*na"ta, As`i*phon"i*da, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A group of bivalve mollusks destitute of siphons, as the oyster; the asiphonate mollusks.
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.