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coffee
CIDE DICTIONARY
coffee, n. [Turk. qahveh, Ar. qahuah wine, coffee, a decoction of berries. Cf. Café.].
- The “beans” or “berries” (pyrenes) obtained from the drupes of a small evergreen tree of the genus
Coffea , growing in Abyssinia, Arabia, Persia, and other warm regions of Asia and Africa, and also in tropical America. [1913 Webster] - The coffee tree. [1913 Webster]" There are several species of the coffee tree, as,
Coffea Arabica ,Coffea canephora ,Coffea occidentalis , andCoffea Liberica . The white, fragrant flowers grow in clusters at the root of the leaves, and the fruit is a red or purple cherrylike drupe, with sweet pulp, usually containing two pyrenes, commercially called “beans” or “berries”." [1913 Webster] - The beverage made by decoction of the roasted and ground berry of the coffee tree. [1913 Webster]"They have in Turkey a drink called coffee. . . . This drink comforteth the brain and heart, and helpeth digestion." [1913 Webster]
- a cup of coffee{3}, especially one served in a restaurant; as, we each had two donuts and a coffee; three coffees to go. [PJC]
- a social gathering at which coffee is served, with optional other foods or refreshments. [PJC]
- a color ranging from medium brown to dark brown. [PJC]" The use of coffee is said to have been introduced into England about 1650, when coffeehouses were opened in Oxford and London." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
coffee, n.
1 a a drink made from the roasted and ground beanlike seeds of a tropical shrub. b a cup of this.
2 a any shrub of the genus Coffea, yielding berries containing one or more seeds. b these seeds raw, or roasted and ground.
3 a pale brown colour, of coffee mixed with milk.
1 a a drink made from the roasted and ground beanlike seeds of a tropical shrub. b a cup of this.
2 a any shrub of the genus Coffea, yielding berries containing one or more seeds. b these seeds raw, or roasted and ground.
3 a pale brown colour, of coffee mixed with milk.
Idiom
coffee bar a bar or caf{eacute} serving coffee and light refreshments from a counter. coffee bean the beanlike seeds of the coffee shrub. coffee-cup a small cup for serving coffee. coffee-essence a concentrated extract of coffee usu. containing chicory. coffee-house a place serving coffee and other refreshments. coffee-mill a small machine for grinding roasted coffee beans. coffee-morning a morning gathering at which coffee is served, often in aid of charity. coffee nibs coffee beans removed from their shells. coffee-shop a small informal restaurant, esp. in a hotel or department store. coffee-table a small low table. coffee-table book a large lavishly illustrated book.
Etymology
ult. f. Turk. kahveh f. Arab. kahwa, the drink
ROGET THESAURUS
coffee
Food
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