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.
MANICURE
manicure
(noun) professional care for the hands and fingernails
manicure
(verb) care for (one’s hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.
manicure
(verb) trim carefully and neatly; “manicure fingernails”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
manicure (plural manicures)
A cosmetic treatment for the fingernails.
(dated) A manicurist.
Verb
manicure (third-person singular simple present manicures, present participle manicuring, simple past and past participle manicured)
to trim the fingernails
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Man"i*cure, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. manus hand + curare to cure.]
Definition: A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their nails. [Men] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing gloves and availing themselves of the services of a manicure. Pop. Sci. Monthly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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