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.
INTERSTICE
interstice
(noun) small opening between things
interstice
(noun) a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; “the interstices of a network”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
interstice (plural interstices)
A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, as between cords in a rope or components of a multiconductor electrical cable or between atoms in a crystal.
(figurative) A fragment of space.
An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.
(by extension) A small interval of time free to be spent on activities other than one's primary goal.
Synonyms
• (small opening or space between objects): chink, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure, gap, slit; see also interspace or hole
Source: Wiktionary
In*ter"stice, n.; pl. Interstices. Etym: [L. interstitium a pause, interval; inter between + sistere to set, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. interstice. See Stand.]
1. That which intervenes between one thing and another; especially, a space between things closely set, or between the parts which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval; as, the interstices of a wall.
2. An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between the reception of the various degrees of orders. Nonobservance of the interstices . . . is a sin. Addis & Arnold.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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