As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
HUMERAL
Adjective
humeral (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to, or near the humerus or shoulder
Noun
humeral (plural humerals)
An oblong scarf worn round the priest's shoulders at certain parts of the Mass and of Benediction.
Source: Wiktionary
Hu"mer*al, a. Etym: [L. humerus the shoulder: cf. F. huméral.] (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the humerus, or upper part of the arm; brachial. Humeral veil (R. C. Ch.), a long, narrow veil or scarf of the same material as the vestments, worn round the shoulders by the officiating priest or his attendant at Mass, and used to protect the sacred vessels from contact with the hands.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
2 April 2025
COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Coffee Trivia
