Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
MORBIDEZZA
Etymology
Noun
morbidezza (uncountable)
Softness, smoothness; also in a negative sense, weakness, effeminacy.
(arts) A naturalistic delicacy in flesh tones.
Source: Wiktionary
Mor`bi*dez"za, n. Etym: [It., softness, delicacy. See Morbid.]
1. (Fine Arts)
Definition: Delicacy or softness in the representation of flesh.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: A term used as a direction in execution, signifying, with extreme delicacy. Ludden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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