platan (plural platans)
(now rare, literary) A planetree.
• Patlan, planta
Source: Wiktionary
Plat"an, n. Etym: [L. platanus. See Plane the tree.] [Written also platane.]
Definition: The plane tree. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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.
