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.
IAMBIC
iambic
(adjective) of or consisting of iambs; “iambic pentameter”
iambic
(noun) a verse line consisting of iambs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
iambic (comparative more iambic, superlative most iambic)
(prosody) Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed-stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance.
Noun
iambic (plural iambics)
(prosody) An iamb; a line or group of lines of iambs.
Antonyms
• trochaic
Anagrams
• cimbia
Source: Wiktionary
I*am"bic, a. Etym: [L. iambicus, Gr. iambique.]
1. (Pros.)
Definition: Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot.
2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic verse; iambic meter. See Lambus.
I*am"bic, n.
1. (Pros.) (a) An iambic foot; an iambus. (b) A verse composed of iambic feet.
Note: The following couplet consists of iambic verses. Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase fame In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram. Dryden.
2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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