"coffee ring" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coffee rings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coffee ring (plural coffee rings)
  1. A brown ring-shaped stain left on a surface after a cup of coffee has been placed on it. Derived forms: coffee ring effect Coordinate_terms: water ring
    Sense id: en-coffee_ring-en-noun-vJkXz4wi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    }
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