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.
MARQUISES
Noun
marquises
plural of marquis
Source: Wiktionary
MARQUIS
Mar"quis, n. Etym: [F. marquis, OF. markis, marchis, LL. marchensis; of German origin; cf. G. mark bound, border, march, OHG. marcha. See March border, and cf. Marchioness, Marquee, Marquess.]
Definition: A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by patent.
MARQUISE
Mar`quise", n. Etym: [F. See Marquis, and cf. Marquee.]
Definition: The wife of a marquis; a marchioness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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