periphery, fringe, outer boundary
(noun) the outside boundary or surface of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
periphery (plural peripheries)
The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided in provinces.
• center
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*riph"er*y, n.; pl. Peripheries. Etym: [L. peripheria, Gr. périphérie.]
1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the surface.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other figure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 December 2024
(noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
