Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
BLEMISHED
blemished
(adjective) marred by imperfections
blemished, flawed
(adjective) having a blemish or flaw; “a flawed diamond”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
blemished
simple past tense and past participle of blemish
Adjective
blemished (comparative more blemished, superlative most blemished)
Having blemishes; flawed.
Source: Wiktionary
BLEMISH
Blem"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blemished; p. pr. & vb. n. Blemishing.] Etym: [OE. blemissen, blemishen, OF. blemir, blesmir, to strike, injure, soil, F. blĂŞmir to grow pale, fr. OF. bleme, blesme, pale, wan, F. blĂŞme, prob. fr. Icel blaman the livid color of a wound, fr. blar blue; akin to E. blue. OF. blemir properly signifies to beat one (black and) blue, and to render blue or dirty. See Blue.]
1. To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind. Sin is a soil which blemisheth the beauty of thy soul. Brathwait.
2. To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame. There had nothing passed between us that might blemish reputation. Oldys.
Blem"ish, n.; pl. Blemishes (.
Definition: Any mark of deformity or injury, whether physical or moral; anything; that diminishes beauty, or renders imperfect that which is otherwise well formed; that which impairs reputation. He shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish. Lev. xiv. 10. The reliefs of an envious man are those little blemishes and imperfections that discover themselves in an illustrious character. Spectator.
Syn.
– Spot; speck; flaw; deformity; stain; defect; fault; taint; reproach; dishonor; imputation; disgrace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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