DISTEMPERATURE

Etymology

Noun

distemperature (countable and uncountable, plural distemperatures)

(now rare) A state of adverse or unhealthy atmospheric conditions.

(now rare) Unhealthy imbalance of bodily humours; a disorder.

Standing waters, thick and ill-coloured, […] cause foul distemperatures in the body and mind of man […]

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*tem"per*a*ture, n.

1. Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold, or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air. [Obs.]

2. Disorder; confusion. Shak.

3. Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper. A huge infectious troop Of pale distemperatures and foes to life. Shak.

4. Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness. Sprinkled a little patience on the heat of his distemperature. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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