The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
inceptives
plural of inceptive
• inspective
Source: Wiktionary
In*cep"tive, a.
Definition: Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; -- called also inchoative.
– In*cep"tive*ly, adv.
In*cep"tive, n.
Definition: An inceptive word, phrase, or clause.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 June 2025
(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.