The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
besnow (third-person singular simple present besnows, present participle besnowing, simple past and past participle besnowed) (transitive)
To snow on; cover with snow, or as if with snow.
To scatter like snow, or as if like snow.
To whiten with snow, or as with snow.
• Bownes, bownes
Source: Wiktionary
Be*snow", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besnowed.] Etym: [OE. bisnewen, AS. besniwan; pref. be- + sniwan to snow.]
1. To scatter like snow; to cover thick, as with snow flakes. [R.] Gower.
2. To cover with snow; to whiten with snow, or as with snow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.