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.
AUSPICES
auspices, protection, aegis
(noun) kindly endorsement and guidance; “the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council”
AUSPICE
auspice
(noun) a favorable omen
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
auspices
plural of auspice
Protection or patronage.
Synonyms
• protection
• patronage
• aegis
Hypernyms
• support
Source: Wiktionary
AUSPICE
Aus"pice, n.; pl. Auspices (. Etym: [L. auspicium, fr. auspex: cf. F. auspice. See Auspicate, a.]
1. A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen or sign in general; an indication as to the future.
2. Protection; patronage and care; guidance. Which by his auspice they will nobler make. Dryden.
Note: In this sense the word is generally plural, auspices; as, under the auspices of the king.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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