“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
BEFORTUNE
Etymology
Verb
befortune (third-person singular simple present befortunes, present participle befortuning, simple past and past participle befortuned)
(poetic, dated, transitive) To befall.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*for"tune, v. t.
Definition: To befall. [Poetic] I wish all good befortune you. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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