An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
NOMBRIL
nombril
(noun) the center point on a shield
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nombril (plural nombrils)
(heraldry) A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base point of an escutcheon.
Synonyms
• navel point
Source: Wiktionary
Nom"bril, n. Etym: [F. nombril, for OF. lombril, i. e., ombril, with the article, a dim. fr. L. umbilicus the navel. See Navel.] (Her.)
Definition: A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base point of an escutcheon; -- called also navel point. See Escutcheon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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