The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
doublures
plural of doublure
Source: Wiktionary
Dou`blure", n. [F.]
1. (Bookbinding) The lining of a book cover, esp. one of unusual sort, as of tooled leather, painted vellum, rich brocade, or the like.
2. (Paleon.) The reflexed margin of the trilobite carapace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.