Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CHINTZ
chintz
(noun) a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chintz (countable and uncountable, plural chintzes)
A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.
Source: Wiktionary
Chintz, n.; pl. Chintzes. Etym: [Hindi chint spotted cotton clooth, chinta spot.]
Definition: Cotton cloth, printed with flowers and other devices, in a number of different colors, and often glazed. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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