Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
POSTERNS
Noun
posterns
plural of postern
Source: Wiktionary
POSTERN
Pos"tern, n. Etym: [OF. posterne, posterle, F. poterne, fr. L. posterula, fr. posterus coming after. See Posterior.]
1. Originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate. He by a privy postern took his flight. Spenser. Out at the postern, by the abbey wall. Shak.
2. (Fort.)
Definition: A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks. Mahan.
Pos"tern, a.
Definition: Back; being behind; private. "The postern door." Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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