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.
MILITARY
military
(adjective) associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians; “military police”
military
(adjective) characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military; “military uniforms”
military
(adjective) of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare; “military law”
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
(noun) the military forces of a nation; “their military is the largest in the region”; “the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
military (comparative more military, superlative most military)
Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
(North America) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
Relating to war.
Relating to armies or ground forces.
Noun
military (plural military or militaries)
Armed forces.
(US, with the) U.S. armed forces in general, including the Marine Corps.
Anagrams
• limitary
Source: Wiktionary
Mil"i*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military discipline; military bravery; military conduct; military renown. Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men. Shak.
2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition. Bacon. Military law. See Martial law, under Martial.
– Military order. (a) A command proceeding from a military superior. (b) An association of military persons under a bond of certain peculiar rules; especially, such an association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body in modern times taking a similar form, membership of which confers some distinction.
– Military tenure, tenure of land, on condition of performing military service.
Mil"i*ta*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. militaire.]
Definition: The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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