silex

noun
/ˈsaɪˌlɛks/

Etymology

From Latin silex.

  1. borrowed from silex

Definitions

  1. Flint.

  2. A finely ground relatively pure form of silicas used as a paint filler etc.

  3. A vacuum coffee maker.

    • The Navy uses several types of coffee makers – urns, silexes, and percolators. Each type requires special care in making good coffee.
    • Remembering my daily habits, Papa-san brewed the coffee and before I had completed a local phone call, he was serving it piping hot from the Silex, still grinning as he thought of other days of coffee-making.

The neighborhood

Derived

petrosilex

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for silex. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA