GLYN

Glyn, Glynne, n.

Definition: A glen. See Glen.

Note: [Obs. singly, but occurring often in locative names in Ireland, as Glen does in Scotland.] He could not beat out the Irish, yet he did shut them up within those narrow corners and glyns under the mountain's foot. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 December 2024

QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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