fable, parable, allegory, apologue
(noun) a short moral story (often with animal characters)
parable
(noun) (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; “the parable of the prodigal son”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
parable (plural parables)
A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
parable (third-person singular simple present parables, present participle parabling, simple past and past participle parabled)
(transitive) To represent by parable.
parable (comparative more parable, superlative most parable)
(obsolete) That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.
• rapable
Source: Wiktionary
Par"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.]
Definition: Procurable. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Par"a*ble, n. Etym: [F. parabole, L. parabola, fr. Gr. gal to drop. Cf. Emblem, Gland, Palaver, Parabola, Parley, Parabole, Symbol.]
Definition: A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious narrative of something which might really occur in life or nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the parables of Christ. Chaucer. Declare unto us the parable of the tares. Matt. xiii. 36.
Syn.
– See Allegory, and Note under Apologue.
Par"a*ble, v. t.
Definition: To represent by parable. [R.] Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 January 2025
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
