loess
(noun) a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
loess (countable and uncountable, plural loesses)
(geology) Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin
• loses, sloes, soles
Source: Wiktionary
Loess, n. Etym: [G. löss.] (Geol.)
Definition: A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
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.
