eprouvette (plural eprouvettes)
A one-piece, fixed-elevation mortar formerly used to test the strength of gunpowder.
Source: Wiktionary
e`prou`vette", n. Etym: [F.] (Gun.)
Definition: An apparatus for testing or proving the strength of gunpowder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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.
