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.
MILIOLITE
Mil"i*o*lite, n. (Paleon.)
Definition: A fossil shell of, or similar to, the genus Miliola.
Mil"i*o*lite, a.
Definition: The same Milliolitic. Miliolite limestone (Geol.), a building stone, one of the group of the Paris basin, almost entirely made up of many-chambered microscopic shells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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14 November 2024
FRISK
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
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