plisse (plural plisses)
A fabric treated so as to be permanently puckered or crinkled.
plisse (comparative more plisse, superlative most plisse)
Of a fabric, treated to give a permanent puckered or crinkled effect.
• Siples, slipes, spiels, spiles
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17 April 2025
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
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.
