entreaty, prayer, appeal
(noun) earnest or urgent request; “an entreaty to stop the fighting”; “an appeal for help”; “an appeal to the public to keep calm”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
entreaty (countable and uncountable, plural entreaties)
The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.
(archaic) A treatment; reception; entertainment.
Source: Wiktionary
En*treat"y, n.; pl. Entreaties (.
1. Treatment; reception; entertainment. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
2. The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation. Fair entreaty, and sweet blandishment. Spenser.
Syn.
– Solicitation; request; suit; supplication; importunity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
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.
