“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
LIVIDITY
lividness, lividity, luridness, paleness, pallidness, pallor, wanness, achromasia
(noun) unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
lividity
(noun) a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lividity (usually uncountable, plural lividities)
(uncountable) The state or quality of being livid.
(countable) A livid area of skin, such as a bruise, or as is often found on cadavers.
(uncountable) Livor mortis, suggillation.
Synonyms
• lividness
Source: Wiktionary
Li*vid"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. lividité.]
Definition: The state or quality of being livid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COWBERRY
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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