umbrette (plural umbrettes)
synonym of hammerkop (Scopus umbretta, a bird)
Source: Wiktionary
Um*brette", n. Etym: [F. ombrette.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Umber, 4.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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.
