The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
DEBONAIR
chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty
(adjective) having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; “looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit”- Frances G. Patton; “life that is gay, brisk, and debonair”- H.M.Reynolds; “walked with a jaunty step”; “a jaunty optimist”
debonair, debonaire, debonnaire, suave
(adjective) having a sophisticated charm; “a debonair gentleman”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
debonair (comparative more debonair, superlative most debonair)
(obsolete) Gracious, courteous.
Suave, urbane and sophisticated.
(especially of men) Charming, confident, and carefully dressed.
Noun
debonair
(obsolete) Debonaire behaviour; graciousness.
Anagrams
• diborane
Source: Wiktionary
Deb`o*nair", a. Etym: [OE. debonere, OF. de bon aire, debonaire, of good descent or lineage, excellent, debonair, F. débonnaire debonair; de of (L. de) + bon good (L. bonus) + aire. See Air, and Bounty, and cf. Bonair.]
Definition: Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant. Was never prince so meek and debonair. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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