corposant (plural corposants)
An electrical discharge accompanied by a corona of ionization in the surrounding atmosphere
• St. Elmo's fire / Saint Elmo's fire
• copatrons
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"po*sant (kr"p-znt), n. Etym: [It. corpo santo holy body.]
Definition: St. Elmo's fire. See under Saint.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 February 2025
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
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.