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.
TARNISHED
Verb
tarnished
simple past tense and past participle of tarnish
Adjective
tarnished (comparative more tarnished, superlative most tarnished)
Discolored or blemished.
(figurative, by extension, of one's reputation, name or word) Sullied or dishonored.
Anagrams
• interdash, train shed, trainshed
Source: Wiktionary
TARNISH
Tar"nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tarnished; p. pr. & vb. n. Tarnishing.] Etym: [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken, to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan, dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden, OS. derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf. Dern, a., and see -ish.]
Definition: To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of color. "Tarnished lace." Fuller. Used also figuratively; as, to tarnish one's honor.
Syn.
– To sully; stain; dim.
Tar"nish, v. i.
Definition: To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a foul air. Till thy fresh glories, which now shine so bright, Grow stale and tarnish with our daily sight. Dryden.
Tar"nish, n.
1. The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil; blemish.
2. (Min.)
Definition: A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due to a slight alteration of the original color; as, the steel tarnish in columbite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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