cunabula pl (plural only)
The earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals.
The extant copies of the first or earliest printed books, or of such as were printed in the 15th century.
Source: Wiktionary
Cu*nab"u*la (k-nb"-l), n. pl. Etym: [L., a cradle, earliest abode, fr. cunae cradle.]
1. The earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals; as, the cunabula of the human race.
2. (Bibliography)
Definition: The extant copies of the first or earliest printed books, or of such as were printed in the 15th century.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 June 2025
(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
