There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
MASQUE
masquerade, masquerade party, masque, mask
(noun) a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
masque (plural masques)
(archaic, in 16th- and 17th-century England and Europe) A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
(archaic) Words and music written for a masque.
(archaic) A masquerade.
Archaic form of mask.
A facial mask.
Verb
masque (third-person singular simple present masques, present participle masquing, simple past and past participle masqued)
Archaic form of mask.
Anagrams
• squame
Source: Wiktionary
Masque, n.
Definition: A mask; a masquerade.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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