margarites
plural of margarite
Source: Wiktionary
Mar"ga*rite, n. Etym: [L. margarita, Gr. marguerite.]
1. A pearl. [Obs.] Peacham.
2. (Min.)
Definition: A mineral related to the micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly luster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 October 2024
(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
