pulvillio (countable and uncountable, plural pulvillios)
(now, rare, historical) A kind of perfumed cosmetic powder, applied to the skin, hair or wig; pulvil. [from 17th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Pul*vil"li*o, Pul*vil"lo, n. Etym: [See Pulvil.]
Definition: A kind of perfume in the form of a powder, formerly much used,
– often in little bags. Smells of incense, ambergris, and pulvillios. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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.