"Silex" meaning in All languages combined

See Silex on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Silexes [plural]
Etymology: Brand name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Silex (plural Silexes)
  1. (dated) A vacuum coffee maker. Tags: dated

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1965, Stewardsman, United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel, page 31",
          "text": "The Navy uses several types of coffee makers – urns, silexes, and percolators. Each type requires special care in making good coffee.",
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          "ref": "1968, The History of the Chaplain Corps, United States Navy, United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel, page 143",
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        "A vacuum coffee maker."
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        "(dated) A vacuum coffee maker."
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