The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
COULURE
Cou*lure", n. [F., prop., a dropping.] (Hort.)
Definition: A disease affecting grapes, esp. in California, manifested by the premature dropping of the fruit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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