FINESPUN

finespun, hairsplitting

(adjective) developed in excessively fine detail; “finespun distinctions”

finespun, delicate

(adjective) developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; “the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

finespun (comparative more finespun, superlative most finespun)

spun into a fine thread

delicate and subtle, with fine detail

Source: Wiktionary


Fine"spun`, a.

Definition: Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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.

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