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.
DEMIMONDES
Noun
demimondes
plural of demimonde
Source: Wiktionary
DEMIMONDE
Dem`i*monde", n. Etym: [F.; demi + monde world, L. mundus.]
Definition: Persons of doubtful reputation; esp., women who are kept as mistresses, though not public prostitutes; demireps. Literary demimonde, writers of the lowest kind.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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