favus
(noun) a contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East
Source: WordNet® 3.1
favus
(medicine) A severe, chronic infection of ringworm.
A tile or flagstone cut into a hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern.
Source: Wiktionary
Fa"vus, n. Etym: [L., honeycomb.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable parasite.
2. A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement; -- called also favas and sectila. Mollett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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.
