bell, bell shape, campana
(noun) the shape of a bell
Source: WordNet® 3.1
campana (plural campanas)
A church bell, particularly a large bell used in medieval church steeples or towers.
A bell-shaped vase.
(obsolete, botany) A bell-shaped flower, particularly the pasque flower.
(obsolete, architecture) The body of a capital of the Corinthian order.
(obsolete, architecture) A drop of a Doric architrave.
Source: Wiktionary
Cam*pa"na, n. Etym: [LL. campana bell. Cf. Campanle.]
1. (Eccl.)
Definition: A church bell.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The pasque flower. Drayton.
3. (Doric Arch.)
Definition: Same as Gutta.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
