IDRIALITE

Id"ri*a*line, Id"ri*a*lite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. idrialine.] (Min.)

Definition: A bituminous substance obtained from the mercury mines of Idria, where it occurs mixed with cinnabar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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STOP

(verb) interrupt a trip; “we stopped at Aunt Mary’s house”; “they stopped for three days in Florence”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.

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