BASTARDY

bastardy, illegitimacy, bar sinister

(noun) the status of being born to parents who were not married

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bastardy (countable and uncountable, plural bastardies)

(legal) The condition of being illegitimate, of being born to an unmarried woman or as the fruit of adultery.

Source: Wiktionary


Bas"tar*dy, n.

1. The state of being a bastard; illegitimacy.

2. The procreation of a bastard child. Wharton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DESIRABLE

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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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