An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
CABOCHON
cabochon
(noun) a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cabochon (plural cabochons)
A convex-cut, polished stone.
Source: Wiktionary
Ca`bo`chon" (ka`bo`shĂ´N"), n. [F.] (Jewelry)
Definition: A stone of convex form, highly polished, but not faceted; also, the style of cutting itself. Such stones are said to be cut en cabochon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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