You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
SELECTLY
SELECT
Se*lect", a. Etym: [L. selectus, p. p. of seligere to select; pref. se- aside + levere to gather. See Legend.]
Definition: Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice. A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher. Macaulay.
Se*lect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Selected; p. pr. & vb. n. Selecting.]
Definition: To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best authors for perusal. "One peculiar nation to select." Milton. The pious chief . . . A hundred youths from all his train selects. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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