DIVELLICATED

Verb

divellicated

simple past tense and past participle of divellicate

Adjective

divellicated (comparative more divellicated, superlative most divellicated)

Torn apart.

[…] the interior membranes were so divellicated, that the os or bone very plainly appeared through the aperture of the vulnus or wound.

Source: Wiktionary


DIVELLICATE

Di*vel"li*cate, v. t. Etym: [L. di- = vellicatus, p. p. of vellicare to pluck, fr. vellere to pull.]

Definition: To pull in pieces. [Obs. or R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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