There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
LIMNING
delineation, depiction, limning, line drawing
(noun) a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
limning
present participle of limn
Noun
limning (plural limnings)
A depiction.
Source: Wiktionary
Lim"ning, n.
Definition: The act, process, or art of one who limns; the picture or decoration so produced. Adorned with illumination which we now call limning. Wood.
LIMN
Limn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Limned; p. pr. & vb. n. Limning.] Etym: [OE. limnen, fr. luminen, for enluminen, F. enluminer to illuminate, to limn, LL. illuminare to paint. Illuminate, Luminous.]
1. To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush. Let a painter carelessly limn out a million of faces, and you shall find them all different. Sir T. Browne.
2. To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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