FENGSHUI

FĂȘng"-shu`i, n. [Chin. feng wind + shiu water.]

Definition: A system of spirit influences for good and evil believed by the Chinese to attend the natural features of landscape; also, a kind of geomancy dealing with these influences, used in determining sites for graves, houses, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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