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.
deck, bedight, bedeck
(verb) decorate; “deck the halls with holly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bedeck (third-person singular simple present bedecks, present participle bedecking, simple past and past participle bedecked)
(transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.
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Source: Wiktionary
Be*deck", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedecked (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedecking.]
Definition: To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace. Bedecked with boughs, flowers, and garlands. Pennant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
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.