Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CREWELS
Noun
crewels
plural of crewel
Noun
crewels pl (plural only)
Alternative form of cruels (“scrofulous swellings in the neck”)
Source: Wiktionary
CREWEL
Crew"el (kr"l), n. Etym: [Perh. for clewel, dim. of clew a ball of thread; or cf. D. krul curl, E. curl. sq. root26.]
Definition: Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
CREWEL
Crew"el (kr"l), n. Etym: [Perh. for clewel, dim. of clew a ball of thread; or cf. D. krul curl, E. curl. sq. root26.]
Definition: Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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