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.
COLLYRIA
COLLYRIUM
eyewash, eye-lotion, collyrium
(noun) lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
collyria
plural of collyrium
Source: Wiktionary
COLLYRIUM
Col*lyr"i*um, n.; pl. E. Collyriums, L. Collyria. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: An application to the eye, usually an eyewater.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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