As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
ruelle (plural ruelles)
(archaic) The space between the bed and the wall.
(archaic or historical) A chamber, especially as formerly used in France to hold a reception or a literary gathering.
(archaic) A private circle, a coterie.
Source: Wiktionary
Ru*elle" (, n. Etym: [F. ruelle a narrow street, a lanrue a street.]
Definition: A private circle or assembly at a private house; a circle. [Obs.] Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.