There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
PURFLED
Verb
purfled
simple past tense and past participle of purfle
Source: Wiktionary
Pur"fled, a.
Definition: Ornamented; decorated; esp., embroidered on the edges. Purfled work (Arch.), delicate tracery, especially in Gothic architecture.
PURFLE
Pur"fle, v. t. Etym: [OF. pourfiler; pour for + fil a thread, L. filum. See Profile, and cf. Purl a border.]
1. To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to purfle with blue and white. P. Plowman. A goodly lady clad in scarlet red, Purfled with gold and pearl of rich assay. Spenser.
2. (Her.)
Definition: To ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the like; also, with gold studs or mountings.
Pur"fle, Pur"flew, n.
1. A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work.
2. (Her.)
Definition: A border of any heraldic fur.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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