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.
MISTING
Verb
MiSTing
present participle of MiST
Anagrams
• mitings, smiting, timings
Verb
misting
present participle of mist
Noun
misting (plural mistings)
The application of a spray of fine droplets.
Anagrams
• mitings, smiting, timings
Source: Wiktionary
MIST
Mist, n. Etym: [AS. mist; akin to D. & Sw. mist, Icel. mistr, G. mist dung, Goth. maĂhstus, AS. migan to make water, Icel. miga, Lith. migla mist, Russ. mgla, L. mingere, meiere, to make water, gr. mih to make water, n., a mist m*gha cloud. *102. Cf. Misle, Mizzle, Mixen.]
1. Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.
2. Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist.
3. Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision. His passion cast a mist before his sense. Dryden. Mist flower (Bot.), a composite plant (Eupatorium coelestinum), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs of lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the Western and Southern United States.
Mist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misted; p. pr. & vb. n. Misting.]
Definition: To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim. Shak.
Mist, v. i.
Definition: To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
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