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.
GUILLOCHE
guilloche
(noun) an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
guilloche (plural guilloches)
A fine engraved pattern of spirals, intertwining bands, etc.
The tool used to create such work.
Verb
guilloche (third-person singular simple present guilloches, present participle guilloching, simple past and past participle guilloched)
(transitive) To decorate with intersecting curved lines.
Source: Wiktionary
Guil"loche`, n. Etym: [F. guillochis; -- said to be fr. Guillot, the inventor of a machine for carving it.] (Arch.)
Definition: An ornament in the form of two or more bands or strings twisted over each other in a continued series, leaving circular openings which are filled with round ornaments.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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