humeral (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to, or near the humerus or shoulder
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
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
