VULCANIAN

Etymology

Adjective

Vulcanian (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the god Vulcan.

Of or pertaining to working in iron or other metals.

(geology, archaic) volcanic.

Of or pertaining to the hypothetical Solar System planet Vulcan or proposed asteroid belt in the same orbit about the Sun.

Source: Wiktionary


Vul*ca"ni*an, a. Etym: [L. Vulcanius.]

1. Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; hence, of or pertaining to works in iron or other metals. Ingenious allusions to the Vulcanian panoply which Achilles lent to his feebler friend. Macaulay.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: Volcanic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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