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percolate(2) (iou) and Windsor (iou)


percolate(2) (iou)



percolate verb. E17.
[Latin percolat- pa. ppl stem of percolare, formed as PER-1 + colare to strain, from colum sieve, strainer: see -ATE3. Cf. PERK verb2.]
verb trans. Cause (a liquid) to pass through a porous body or substance; cause (a finely divided solid) to trickle or pass through pores or minute apertures, sift. Now rare. E17.
b. fig. Cause to pass as through a filter; cause to pass by degrees or to diffuse. L17.
verb intrans. (Of a liquid) pass through a porous body or substance; filter, ooze, or trickle (through, down) (lit. & fig.). L17.
D. Acheson It took time for report of the events to percolate..through Tokyo to Washington.
verb trans. (Of a liquid) ooze or filter through (a porous body or substance); permeate (lit. & fig.). L18.
New Statesman This has..slowly percolated British consciousness.
verb intrans. Walk, stroll. US slang. M20.
a. verb trans. Make (coffee) in a percolator. M20.
b. verb intrans. Of coffee: be prepared in a percolator, bubble in a percolator. M20.
percolative adjective (rare) allowing or involving percolation M19.

Windsor (iou)



Windsor adjective & noun. L15.
[A town in Berkshire in southern England, site of the royal residence Windsor Castle.]
A. adjective.
Designating things originating in or associated with Windsor. L15.
Windsor bean a variety of broad bean with short pods. Windsor blue = phthalocyanine blue s.v. PHTHALOCYANINE 2. Windsor brick a kind of red fire-resistant brick. Windsor chair a kind of wooden chair with the back formed of or supported by upright rods. Windsor knot a large loose knot in a necktie. Windsor Red a type of English cheese containing red Wine. Windsor soap a kind of scented (usu. brown) soap. Windsor tie US a broad bias-cut necktie or scarf. Windsor uniform a uniform consisting of a blue coat with red collar and cuffs and a blue or white waistcoat, worn on certain ceremonial occasions at Windsor Castle.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the British royal family since 1917 (formerly called Saxe-Coburg-Gotha). E20.
b. noun.
ellipt. A Windsor brick, chair, tie, etc. L18.
A member of the Windsor royal family; (more fully House of Windsor) the British royal family since 1917. E20.