gneiss
(noun) a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gneiss (usually uncountable, plural gneisses)
(geology) A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose.
• essing, sengis, singes
Source: Wiktionary
Gneiss, n. Etym: [G.] (Geol.)
Definition: A crystalline rock, consisting, like granite, of quartz, feldspar, and mica, but having these materials, especially the mica, arranged in planes, so that it breaks rather easily into coarse slabs or flags. Hornblende sometimes takes the place of the mica, and it is then called hornblendic or syenitic gneiss. Similar varieties of related rocks are also called gneiss.
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”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
