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.
MACULATE
maculate
(adjective) spotted or blotched
defiled, maculate
(adjective) morally blemished; stained or impure
foul, befoul, defile, maculate
(verb) spot, stain, or pollute; “The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it”
tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile
(verb) make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; “The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air”; “Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
maculate (third-person singular simple present maculates, present participle maculating, simple past and past participle maculated)
To spot; to stain; to blur.
Adjective
maculate (comparative more maculate, superlative most maculate)
Marked with spots or maculae; blotched.
Defiled; impure.
Source: Wiktionary
Mac"u*late, v. t. Etym: [L. maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot. See Macula, and cf. Macule, v.]
Definition: To spot; to stain; to blur. Maculate the honor of their people. Sir T. Elyot.
Mac"u*late, a. Etym: [L. maculatus, p. p.]
Definition: Marked with spots or maculæ; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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