Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
PASSEMENTERIE
trimming, trim, passementerie
(noun) a decoration or adornment on a garment; “the trimming on a hat”; “the trim on a shirt”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
passementerie (countable and uncountable, plural passementeries)
A decorative piece of lace or other cloth on clothes.
Trimmings consisting of braids, cords, beads, tinsel, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Passe*men"terie, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: Beaded embroidery for women's dresses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONSCIENTIOUS
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