reticulating
present participle of reticulate
Source: Wiktionary
Re*tic"u*late, Re*tic"u*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. reticulatus. See Reticule.]
1. Resembling network; having the form or appearance of a net; netted; as, a reticulated structure.
2. Having veins, fibers, or lines crossing like the threads or fibers of a network; as, a reticulate leaf; a reticulated surface; a reticulated wing of an insect. Reticulated glass, ornamental ware made from glass in which one set of white or colored lines seems to meet and interlace with another set in a different plane.
– Reticulated micrometer, a micrometer for an optical instrument, consisting of a reticule in the focus of an eyepiece.
– Reticulated work (Masonry), work constructed with diamond-shaped stones, or square stones placed diagonally.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
