TORREFY


Meaning of TORREFY in English

v.tr. (-ies, -ied)

1. roast or dry (metallic ore, a drug, etc.).

2 parch or scorch with heat.

Derivatives:

torrefaction n.

Etymology: F torr{eacute}fier f. L torrefacere f. torrere scorch

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.