SEMIDOUBLE

Sem"i*dou`ble, n. (Eccl.)

Definition: An office or feast celebrated with less solemnity than the double ones. See Double, n., 8.

Sem`i*dou"ble, a. (Bot.)

Definition: Having the outermost stamens converted into petals, while the inner ones remain perfect; -- said of a flower.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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20 May 2024

GLUED

(adjective) affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste; “he stayed glued to one spot”; “pieces of pasted paper”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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