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.
INSTRUMENTALITY
instrumentality, instrumentation
(noun) an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
instrumentality
(noun) the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
instrumentality
(noun) a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose; “are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?”; “he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
instrumentality (countable and uncountable, plural instrumentalities)
(uncountable) The quality or condition of being instrumental; serving a purpose, being useful.
(countable, legal) A governmental organ with a specific purpose.
(countable) Something that is instrumental; an instrument.
Source: Wiktionary
In`stru*men*tal"i*ty, n.; pl. Instrumentalities (.
Definition: The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency. The instrumentality of faith in justification. Bp. Burnet. The discovery of gunpowder developed the science of attack and defense in a new instrumentality. J. H. Newman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
25 November 2024
ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Coffee Trivia
