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.
EMPRISES
Verb
emprises
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emprise
Anagrams
• impreses, impresse, mesprise, premises, spiremes
Source: Wiktionary
EMPRISE
Em*prise", n. Etym: [OF. emprise, fr. emprendre to undertake; pref. em- (L. in) + F. prendre to take, L. prehendere, prendere; prae before + a verb akin to E. get. See Get, and cf. Enterprise, Impresa.] [Archaic]
1. An enterprise; endeavor; adventure. Chaucer. In brave pursuit of chivalrous emprise. Spenser. The deeds of love and high emprise. Longfellow.
2. The qualifies which prompt one to undertake difficult and dangerous exploits. I love thy courage yet and bolt emprise; But here thy sword can do thee little stead. Milton.
Em*prise", v. t.
Definition: To undertake. [Obs.] Sackville.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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