MIDAS

Midas

(noun) (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Mi"das, n. Etym: [So called from L. Midas, a man fabled to have had ass's ears.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See Marmoset.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 January 2025

LEFT

(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”


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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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