schist
(noun) any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
schist (countable and uncountable, plural schists)
Any of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a foliated structure that allows easy division into slabs or slates.
• stichs
Source: Wiktionary
Schist (shîst), n. Etym: [Gr. schiste. See Schism.] (Geol.)
Definition: Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see Foliation) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates. The common kinds are mica schist, and hornblendic schist, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 May 2025
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
