callouses
plural of callous
Source: Wiktionary
Cal"lous, a. Etym: [L. callosus callous hard, fr. callum, callus, callous skin: cf. F. calleux.]
1. Hardenes; indurated. "A callous hand." Goldsmith. "A callous ulcer." Dunglison.
2. Hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible. "The callous diplomatist." Macaulay. It is an immense blessing to be perfectly callous to ridicule. T. Arnold.
Syn.
– Obdurate; hard; hardened; indurated; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible. See Obdurate.
– Cal"lous*ly, adv.
– Cal"lous*ness, n. A callousness and numbness of soul. Bentley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 May 2024
(adjective) having an orbit between the sun and the Earth’s orbit; “Mercury and Venus are inferior planets”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
