lodestone, loadstone
(noun) a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lodestone (plural lodestones)
A naturally occurring magnet.
(obsolete) The mineral magnetite.
• enstooled
Source: Wiktionary
Load"stone`, Lode"stone, n. Etym: [Load, lode + stone.] (Min.)
Definition: A piece of magnetic iron ore possessing polarity like a magnetic needle. See Magnetite.
Lode"stone`, n. (Min.)
Definition: Same as Loadstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 November 2024
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; āthe area is well populatedā; āforests populated with all kinds of wild lifeā
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
