Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CURTANA
Etymology
Noun
curtana (plural curtanas)
A short sword used for ceremonial purposes
Source: Wiktionary
Cur*ta"na (kr-t"n), n.
Definition: The pointless sword carried before English monarchs at their coronation, and emblematically considered as the sword of mercy; -- also called the sword of Edward the Confessor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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