INCURVITY

Etymology

Noun

incurvity (usually uncountable, plural incurvities)

(obsolete) The quality of being bent inwards.

Source: Wiktionary


In*cur"vi*ty, n. Etym: [From L. incurvus bent. See Incurvate.]

Definition: A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

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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