Ob*lec"tate, v. t. Etym: [L. oblectatus, p.p. of oblectare.]
Definition: To delight; to please greatly. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 October 2024
(noun) a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth’s crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
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.
