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.
CREPE
crepe, crape
(noun) a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
crape, crepe, French pancake
(noun) small very thin pancake
crepe, crepe paper
(noun) paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
crape, crepe
(verb) cover or drape with crape; “crape the mirror”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crepe (countable and uncountable, plural crepes)
A flat round pancake-like pastry from Lower Brittany, made with wheat.
A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.
Crepe paper; thin, crinkled tissue paper.
Rubber in sheets, used especially for shoe soles.
(Ireland) A death notice printed on white card with a background of black crepe paper or cloth, placed on the door of a residence or business.
Synonyms
• (fabric): crape
• (thin pancake): French pancake
• (rubber): crepe rubber
Verb
crepe (third-person singular simple present crepes, present participle creping, simple past and past participle creped)
(transitive) To crease (paper) in such a way to make it look like crepe paper
(transitive) To frizz (the hair).
Anagrams
• CREEP, Perce, Percé, creep, perce
Source: Wiktionary
Crêpe (krp), n.
Definition: Same as Crape.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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