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.
ANTEFIXA
ANTEFIX
antefix
(noun) carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
antefixa (plural antefixae)
(architecture) Alternative form of antefix
Noun
antefixa
plural of antefixum
Source: Wiktionary
ANTEFIX
An"te*fix`, n.; pl. E. Antefixes; L. Antefixa. Etym: [L. ante + fixus fixed.] (Arch.) (a) An ornament fixed upon a frieze. (b) An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof. (c) An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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