purgations
plural of purgation
Source: Wiktionary
Pur*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. purgatio: cf. F. purgation. See Purge.]
1. The act of purging; the act of clearing, cleansing, or putifying, by separating and carrying off impurities, or whatever is superfluous; the evacuation of the bowels.
2. (Law)
Definition: The clearing of one's self from a crime of which one was publicly suspected and accused. It was either canonical, which was prescribed by the canon law, the form whereof used in the spiritual court was, that the person suspected take his oath that he was clear of the matter objected against him, and bring his honest neighbors with him to make oath that they believes he swore truly; or vulgar, which was by fire or water ordeal, or by combat. See Ordeal. Wharton. Let him put me to my purgation. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2024
(noun) a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; “he used a solution of peroxide and water”
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.
