An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
TAFFETAS
Noun
taffetas
plural of taffeta
Source: Wiktionary
TAFFETA
Taf"fe*ta, Taf"fe*ty, n. Etym: [F. taffetas, It. taffetĂ , from Per. taftah, originally, twisted, woven, from taftan to twist, to spin.]
Definition: A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually the wavy luster called watering. The term has also been applied to different kinds of silk goods, from the 16th century to modern times. Lined with taffeta and with sendal. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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