FLOCCULENTLY

Etymology

Adverb

flocculently (comparative more flocculently, superlative most flocculently)

In a flocculent manner.

Source: Wiktionary


FLOCCULENT

Floc"cu*lent, a. Etym: [See Flock of wool.]

1. Clothed with small flocks or flakes; woolly. Gray.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Applied to the down of newly hatched or unfledged birds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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