silex
noun/ˈsaɪˌlɛks/
Etymology
From Latin silex.
- borrowed from silex
Definitions
Flint.
A finely ground relatively pure form of silicas used as a paint filler etc.
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
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