There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
ALLAYING
Verb
allaying
present participle of allay
Noun
allaying (plural allayings)
An allayment.
These high and gusty relishes of life, sure,
Have no allayings of mortality in them.
Source: Wiktionary
ALLAY
Al*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Allaying.] Etym: [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. alecgan; a- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See Lay.]
1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions.
2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity. It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison. Shak.
Syn.
– To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See Alleviate.
Al*lay", v. t.
Definition: To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. "When the rage allays." Shak.
Al*lay", n.
Definition: Alleviation; abatement; check. [Obs.]
Al*lay", n.
Definition: Alloy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Al*lay", v. t.
Definition: To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. [Archaic] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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