Mel`a*no*chro"ite, n. Etym: [See Melanochroic.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral of a red, or brownish or yellowish red color. It is a chromate of lead; -- called also phoenicocroite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 October 2024
(adjective) lacking eyes or eyelike features; “eyeless fish that evolved in dark caves”; “an eyeless needle”
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.
