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| cup |
a small, wide-mouthed container used for drinking such things as coffee or tea. [1/7 definitions] |
| demitasse |
a small cup of strong black coffee, usu. served after dinner. [1/2 definitions] |
| dregs |
a solid or murky residue that sinks to the bottom of some beverages, such as wine and coffee. [1/2 definitions] |
| espresso |
a strong coffee made by forcing pressurized steam through dark-roasted, finely ground coffee beans. |
| filter paper |
porous paper used to filter liquids, commonly used in certain coffee makers. |
| ground1 |
(pl.) sediment, esp. that in coffee. [1/13 definitions] |
| ipecac |
either of two tropical South American plants related to madder, coffee, and gardenia, whose roots are used medicinally. [1/2 definitions] |
| Irish coffee |
sweetened hot coffee flavored with Irish whiskey and topped with whipped cream. |
| Java |
a kind of coffee produced on this island. [1/2 definitions] |
| kaffee klatsch |
see "coffee klatsch." |
| kuchen |
a German coffee cake made with yeast dough and usu. containing fruits, nuts, and the like. |
| mocha |
a high-quality Arabian coffee. [2/4 definitions] |
| percolate |
to brew (coffee) by filtering hot water through ground coffee. [2/6 definitions] |
| percolator |
a coffee pot that makes coffee by repeatedly forcing boiling water up through a hollow center tube and filtering it through a basket filled with coffee grounds. |
| plantation |
a large farm or estate used for cultivating commercial crops such as rubber, tea, cotton, or coffee. [1/3 definitions] |
| quinic acid |
a colorless crystalline acid obtained from coffee beans, the bark of the cinchona tree, and the like. |
| red-eye gravy |
gravy made from the juices of fried ham, usu. by adding coffee and water to the pan. |
| roast |
to dry, parch, or brown (peanuts, coffee beans, or the like) by exposure to heat. [1/12 definitions] |
| tea service |
a set of matching china or silver dishes used for preparing and serving tea or coffee. |
| teaspoon |
a small spoon used with tea, coffee, desserts, and the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| urn |
a metal container with a spigot, used for making and serving tea, coffee, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
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