Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
CHAMPLEVE
champleve, cloisonne
(adjective) (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Champ`le*vé", a. [F., p. p. of champlever to engrave. See 3d Champ, Camp, Lever a bar.] (Art)
Definition: Having the ground engraved or cut out in the parts to be enameled; inlaid in depressions made in the ground; -- said of a kind of enamel work in which depressions made in the surface are filled with enamel pastes, which are afterward fired; also, designating the process of making such enamel work. --n.
Definition: A piece of champlevé enamel; also, the process or art of making such enamel work; champlevé work.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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