Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
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SERE
Sear, Sere, a.
Definition: [OE. seer, AS. seár (assumed) fr. seárian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. soren to to wither, Gr. sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. sq. root152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves. Milton. I have lived long enough; my way of life Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf. Shak.
Sere, a.
Definition: Dry; withered. Same as Sear. But with its sound it shook the sails That were so thin and sere. Coleridge.
Sere, n. Etym: [F. serre.]
Definition: Claw; talon. [Obs.] Chapman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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