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.
ANTHEMS
Noun
anthems
plural of anthem
Verb
anthems
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthem
Anagrams
• hetmans, menthas
Source: Wiktionary
ANTHEM
An"them, n. Etym: [OE. antym, antefne, AS. antefen, fr. LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. anthaine, anteine, antieune, F. antienne. See Antiphon.]
1. Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacred music.
2. A song or hymn of praise. Milton.
An"them, v. t.
Definition: To celebrate with anthems. [Poet.] Sweet birds antheming the morn. Keats.
ANTHEM
An"them, n. Etym: [OE. antym, antefne, AS. antefen, fr. LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. anthaine, anteine, antieune, F. antienne. See Antiphon.]
1. Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacred music.
2. A song or hymn of praise. Milton.
An"them, v. t.
Definition: To celebrate with anthems. [Poet.] Sweet birds antheming the morn. Keats.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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