Webb, Sidney Webb, Sidney James Webb, First Baron Passfield
(noun) English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947)
Webb, Beatrice Webb, Martha Beatrice Potter Webb
(noun) English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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.
