aslake (third-person singular simple present aslakes, present participle aslaking, simple past and past participle aslaked)
(transitive, intransitive, rare or obsolete) To abate; diminish.
(transitive, intransitive, rare or obsolete) To moderate; mitigate; appease; satisfy.
• Akelas, akelas
Source: Wiktionary
A*slake", v. t. & i. Etym: [AS. aslacian, slacian, to slacken. Cf. Slake.]
Definition: To mitigate; to moderate; to appease; to abate; to diminish. [Archaic] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
