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.
FIGULINE
Etymology
Noun
figuline (plural figulines)
A piece of pottery decorated with representations of natural objects.
Adjective
figuline (comparative more figuline, superlative most figuline)
(of clay) Suitable for making pottery; fictile.
Made of clay, as by the potter; said of vessels, ornamental figures, etc.
figuline ware
Source: Wiktionary
Fig"u*line ( or ), n. Etym: [F., fr. L. figulina pottery, fr. figulus. See Figulate.]
Definition: A piece of pottery ornamented with representations of natural objects. Whose figulines and rustic wares Scarce find him bread from day to day. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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