Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
EFFIGY
effigy, image, simulacrum
(noun) a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); āthe coin bears an effigy of Lincolnā; āthe emperorās tomb had his image carved in stoneā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
effigy (plural effigies)
A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
A likeness of a person.
Synonyms
• (a likeness of a person): figure, image, picture
Coordinate terms
• (crude representation of a person): caricature
Source: Wiktionary
Ef"fi*gy, n.; pl. Effigies. Etym: [L. effigies, fr. effingere to form, fashion; ex + fingere to form, shape, devise. See Feign.]
Definition: The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals, sometimes applied to portraits. To burn, or To hang, in effigy, to burn or to hang an image or picture of a person, as a token of public odium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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