ORICALCHES

ORICALCHE

Or"i*calche, n. [Obs.]

Definition: See Orichalch. Costly oricalche from strange Phoenice. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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

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