OUTBLUSH

Etymology

Verb

outblush (third-person singular simple present outblushes, present participle outblushing, simple past and past participle outblushed)

To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy colour.

• T. Shipman

Each rose did in native scarlet appear, / Yet every rose was outblushed by her.

Source: Wiktionary


Out*blush", v. t.

Definition: To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy color. T. Shipman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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