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.
ENVIRON
surround, environ, ring, skirt, border
(verb) extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; “The forest surrounds my property”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
environ (plural environs)
(especially in plural) A surrounding area
Verb
environ (third-person singular simple present environs, present participle environing, simple past and past participle environed)
To surround; to encircle.
Source: Wiktionary
En*vi"ron, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Environed; p. pr. & vb. n. Environing.] Etym: [F. environner, fr. environ about, thereabout; pref. en- (L. in) + OF. viron circle, circuit, fr. OF. & F. virer to turn, LL. virare to turn up and down, topsy-turvy. Cf. Veer.]
Definition: To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to involve or envelop. Dwelling in a pleasant glade, With mountains round about environed. Spenser. Environed he was with many foes. Shak. Environ me with darkness whilst I write. Donne.
En*vi"ron, adv. Etym: [F.]
Definition: About; around. [Obs.] Lord Godfrey's eye three times environ goes. Fairfax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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