tidemark
(noun) indicator consisting of a line at the highwater or low-water limits of the tides
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tidemark (plural tidemarks)
a line (of seaweed or differently coloured sand etc) on the shore showing the level of high or low tide
(by extension) any mark showing the limit of some past activity
(humorous) a line of scum left on a bath tub when the water is drained away
Source: Wiktionary
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
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.
