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.
FOLIO
folio
(noun) a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages; “the first folio of Shakespeare’s plays”
leaf, folio
(noun) a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
pagination, folio, page number, paging
(noun) the system of numbering pages
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
folio (plural folios)
a leaf of a book or manuscript
A page of a book, that is, one side of a leaf of a book.
(printing) A page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand pages.
(paper) A sheet of paper folded in half.
(books) A book made of sheets of paper each folded in half (two leaves or four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind, exceeding 30 cm in height.
(accounting) A page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.
(legal, dated, 19th to early 20th century) A leaf containing a certain number of words; hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words.
A wrapper for loose papers.
Synonyms
• (book consisting of sheets folded in half): F, f, fo, 2º
Hyponyms
• atlas folio
• bifolio
• double elephant folio
• elephant folio
Verb
folio (third-person singular simple present folios, present participle folioing, simple past and past participle folioed)
to put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page
Synonym: foliate
Source: Wiktionary
Fol"io, n.; pl. Folios. Etym: [Ablative of L. folium leaf. See 4th Foil.]
1. A leaf of a book or manuscript.
2. A sheet of paper once folded.
3. A book made of sheets of paper each folded once (four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind. See Note under Paper.
4. (Print.)
Definition: The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand.
5. A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.
6. (Law)
Definition: A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words. Folio post, a flat writing paper, usually 17 by 24 inches.
Folio, v. t.
Definition: To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page.
Folio, a.
Definition: Formed of sheets each folded once, making two leaves, or four pages; as, a folio volume. See Folio, n., 3.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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