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.
ALLIED
allied
(adjective) joined by treaty or agreement
allied
(adjective) related by common characteristics or ancestry; “allied species”; “allied studies”
allied, confederate, confederative
(adjective) united in a confederacy or league
Allied
(adjective) of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I; “an allied offensive”; “the Allied powers”
Allied
(adjective) of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II; “an Allied victory”; “the Allied armies”
ALLY
ally
(verb) become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; “He allied himself with the Communists”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
Allied (not comparable)
relating to the Allies (allied nations during World War One)
Anagrams
• Delila, Lleida, allide
Verb
allied
simple past tense and past participle of ally
Adjective
allied (comparative more allied, superlative most allied)
Joined as allies.
Related.
Anagrams
• Delila, Lleida, allide
Source: Wiktionary
Al*lied", a.
Definition: United; joined; leagued; akin; related. See Ally.
ALLY
Al*ly", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allied; p. pr. & vb. n. Allying.] Etym: [OE. alien, OF. alier, F. alier, fr. L. alligare to bind to; ad + ligare to bind. Cf. Alligate, Alloy, Allay, Ligament.]
1. To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by to or with. O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied. Pope.
2. To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love. These three did love each other dearly well, And with so firm affection were allied. Spenser. The virtue nearest to our vice allied. Pope.
Note: Ally is generally used in the passive form or reflexively.
Al*ly", n.; pl. Allies. Etym: [See Ally, v.]
1. A relative; a kinsman. [Obs.] Shak.
2. One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate. The English soldiers and their French allies. Macaulay.
3. Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary. Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally. Buckle.
4. Anything akin to another by structure, etc.
Al"ly, n.
Definition: See Alley, a marble or taw.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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