Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
AIGRETTE
aigrette, aigret
(noun) a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aigrette (plural aigrettes)
A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament.
(ornithology) The lesser white heron.
Synonym: egret
The feathery crown of some seeds (such as the dandelion).
Source: Wiktionary
Ai"gret, Ai*grette, n. Etym: [F., a sort of white heron, with a tuft of feathers on its head; a tuft of feathers; dim. of the same word as heron. See Heron, and cf. Egret, Egrette.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The small white European heron. See Egret.
2. A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of gems, etc. Prescott.
3. A tuft like that of the egret. (Bot.)
Definition: A feathery crown of seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or the thistle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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