tileries
plural of tilery
Source: Wiktionary
Til"er*y, n.; pl. Tileries. Etym: [From Tile; cf. F. tuilerie, fr. tuile a tile, L. tegula.]
Definition: A place where tiles are made or burned; a tile kiln.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 December 2024
(noun) a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
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.
