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Silex2|ˈsaɪlɛks|
The proprietary name of a coffee-making machine in which boiling water is drawn through ground coffee in a filter by the creation of a vacuum.
1914Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 31 Mar. 1370/2 Silex. Particular description of goods.—Coffee-percolators. 1934Trade Marks Jrnl. 12 Sept. 1187/2 Silex... Coffee making appliances, kettles and kettle stands, milk heating and pasteurizing utensils, urns and urn stands, coffee sets [etc.]... The Silex Company.., State of Connecticut, United States of America; manufacturers. 1949H. Maclennan Precipice iv. 267 The coffee had bubbled into the top of the Silex. 1971J. Henderson Copperhead xv. 191 A girl appeared with a Silex of coffee and the usual paper cups. |
