In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CAPITULARS
Noun
capitulars
plural of capitular
Source: Wiktionary
CAPITULAR
Ca*pit"u*lar, n. Etym: [LL. capitulare, capitularium, fr. L. capitulum a small head, a chapter, dim. of capit head, chapter.]
1. An act passed in a chapter.
2. A member of a chapter. The chapter itself, and all its members or capitulars. Ayliffe.
3. The head or prominent part.
Ca*pit"u*lar, a.
1. (Eccl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to a chapter; capitulary. From the pope to the member of the capitular body. Milman.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Growing in, or pertaining to, a capitulum.
3. (Anat.)
Definition: Pertaining to a capitulum; as, the capitular process of a vetebra, the process which articulates with the capitulum of a rib.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
6 February 2025
CURE
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
Coffee Trivia
