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.
TRAVESTIED
TRAVESTY
travesty
(verb) make a travesty of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
travestied
simple past tense and past participle of travesty
Source: Wiktionary
TRAVESTY
Trav"es*ty, a. Etym: [F. travesti, p. p. of travestir to disguise, to travesty, It. travestire, fr. L. trans across, over + vestire to dress, clothe. See Vest.]
Definition: Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.]
Trav"es*ty, n.; pl. Travesties (.
Definition: A burlesque translation or imitation of a work. The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first. De Quincey.
Trav"es*ty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Travestied; p. pr. & vb. n. Travesting.]
Definition: To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous. I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor. Bentley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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