percolator
noun
per·co·la·tor
ˈpər-kə-ˌlā-tər 
nonstandard
-kyə-
: one that percolates
specifically
: a coffeepot in which boiling water rising through a tube is repeatedly deflected downward through a perforated basket containing ground coffee beans to extract their essence
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In one scene, when Jackie is feeling trapped, the editing splices in an insert of a boiling coffee percolator and an old news clip of the Berlin Wall.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
All manner of appliances are celebrated here, including blenders, razors, hair dryers, coffee percolators and an impressive array of waffle irons.
—Edward M. Eveld, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
The set includes a mid-century modern home with retro rooster wallpaper, a coffee percolator and vintage ‘50s Felix the Cat wall clock, as well as a sleek ‘50s diner with roller-skating waitresses.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
All go into the ever-churning internal percolator that, for artists, will eventually spark inspiration for creative output.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 14 July 2023
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
All manner of appliances are celebrated here, including blenders, razors, hair dryers, coffee percolators and an impressive array of waffle irons.
—Edward M. Eveld, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
The set includes a mid-century modern home with retro rooster wallpaper, a coffee percolator and vintage ‘50s Felix the Cat wall clock, as well as a sleek ‘50s diner with roller-skating waitresses.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
All go into the ever-churning internal percolator that, for artists, will eventually spark inspiration for creative output.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 14 July 2023
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percolator
noun
per·co·la·tor
ˈpər-kə-ˌlāt-ər
: a coffeepot in which boiling water rising through a tube is repeatedly turned downward through a basket with holes that contains ground coffee beans to make coffee
Medical Definition
percolator
noun
per·co·la·tor
ˈpər-kə-ˌlāt-ər
: an apparatus for the extraction of a drug with a liquid solvent by downward displacement
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