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.
MODISTE
dressmaker, modiste, needlewoman, seamstress, sempstress
(noun) someone who makes or mends dresses
hatmaker, hatter, milliner, modiste
(noun) someone who makes and sells hats
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
modiste (plural modistes)
A person who makes or sells fashionable women's clothing, especially dresses or hats. [from 19th c.]
Anagrams
• mediots, mitosed, moisted
Source: Wiktionary
Mo`diste", n. Etym: [F. See Mode, and cf. Modist.]
Definition: A female maker of, or dealer in, articles of fashion, especially of the fashionable dress of ladies; a woman who gives direction to the style or mode of dress.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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