varec (uncountable)
The calcined ash of coarse seaweed, used for the manufacture of soda and iodine.
The seaweed itself; fucus; wrack.
• Caver, carve, caver, crave
Source: Wiktionary
Var"ec, n. Etym: [F. varech; of Teutonic origin. See Wrack seaweed, wreck.]
Definition: The calcined ashes of any coarse seaweed used for the manufacture of soda and iodine; also, the seaweed itself; fucus; wrack.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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.
