bellibone (plural bellibones)
(obsolete) A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness; a fair maid.
Source: Wiktionary
Bel"li*bone, n. Etym: [F. belle et bonne, beautiful and good.]
Definition: A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness; a fair maid. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 April 2025
(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”
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.
