BERYLLOID

Ber"yl*loid, n. Etym: [Beryl + -oid.] (Crystallog.)

Definition: A solid consisting of a double twelve-sided pyramid; -- so called because the planes of this form occur on crystals of beryl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CATECHISM

(noun) an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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