BERGMEAL

Berg"meal, n. Etym: [G. berg mountain + mehl meal.]

Definition: (Min.) An earthy substance, resembling fine flour. It is composed of the shells of infusoria, and in Lapland and Sweden is sometimes eaten, mixed with flour or ground birch bark, in times of scarcity. This name is also given to a white powdery variety of calcite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PROGRESSIVISM

(noun) the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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