pored
simple past tense and past participle of pore
pored (comparative more pored, superlative most pored)
Having or furnished with pores
• Pedro, doper, orped, repod, roped
Source: Wiktionary
Pore, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. porus, Gr. Fare, v.]
1. One of the minute orifices in an animal or vegetable membrane, for transpiration, absorption, etc.
2. A minute opening or passageway; an interstice between the constituent particles or molecules of a body; as, the pores of stones.
Pore, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pored; p. pr. & vb. n. Poring.] Etym: [OE. poren, of uncertain origin; cf. D. porren to poke, thrust, Gael. purr.]
Definition: To look or gaze steadily in reading or studying; to fix the attention; to be absorbed; -- often with on or upon, and now usually with over."Painfully to pore upon a book." Shak. The eye grows weary with poring perpetually on the same thing. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
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.
