On April 5, 1956, the hundredth anniversary of Washington's birth, the house where he was born in Franklin County, Virginia, was designated as the Booker T. Washington National Monument.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Capias(noun) a writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; -- also called writ of capias.
A pinguecula is a yellowish deposit on the conjunctiva adjacent to the cornea. It is a non-cancerous growth that results from calcium, fat or protein deposits. A pinguecula is almost similar to a pterygium, the latter, however, is wedged shaped. Although non-cancerous, it may grow larger over the years. A pinguecula would usually develop on the eye side closest to the nose. It is derived from the Latin word, âpinguis,â which means fat. Causes of Pinguecula