EXARATE

Etymology 1

Adjective

exarate (comparative more exarate, superlative most exarate)

(entomology, of a pupa) Having the appendages free and not attached to the body wall.

Etymology 2

Verb

exarate (third-person singular simple present exarates, present participle exarating, simple past and past participle exarated)

(obsolete) To plough up.

(obsolete) To write or engrave.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex"a*rate, v. t. Etym: [L. exaratus, p. p. of exarare to plow up, to write; ex out + arare to plow.]

Definition: To plow up; also, to engrave; to write. [Obs.] Blount.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BRIGHT

(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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