DISPRIZE

Etymology

Verb

disprize (third-person singular simple present disprizes, present participle disprizing, simple past and past participle disprized)

(transitive, archaic) To depreciate.

Dishevel sweet thy yellow hair, / Whose ray does burnish'd gold disprize.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*prize", v. t. Etym: [Cf. Dispraise.]

Definition: To do preciate. [R.] Cotton (Ode to Lydia).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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