In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
TORREFIED
Verb
torrefied
simple past tense and past participle of torrefy
Adjective
torrefied (comparative more torrefied, superlative most torrefied)
Having undergone torrefaction; dried or roasted.
Anagrams
• fore-tried
Source: Wiktionary
TORREFY
Tor"re*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Torrefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Torrefying.] Etym: [L. torrere to parch + -fy: cf. F. torréfier, L. torrefacere.] [Written also torrify.]
1. To dry by a fire. Sir T. Browne.
2. (Metal.)
Definition: To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores.
3. (Pharm.)
Definition: To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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