opacities
plural of opacity
Source: Wiktionary
O*pac"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. opacitas: cf.F. opacité.]
1. The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness.
2. Obscurity; want of clearness. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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.
