The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
EXCANDESCENT
Ex`can*des"cent, a. Etym: [L. excandescens, p. pr. of excandescere to take fire, glow; ex out (intens.) + candescere to begin to glisten or glow, fr. candere. See Candid.]
Definition: White or glowing with heat. [R.] Ure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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