The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
PURFILE
Pur"file, n. Etym: [See Purfle.]
Definition: A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's gowns; -- called also bobbinwork. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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