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.
Nereid
(noun) (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nereides
plural of nereid
• redenies
Source: Wiktionary
Ne"re*id, n.; pl. E. Nereids, L. Nereides. Etym: [L. Nereis, -idis, gr. nara water, cf. Gr.
1. (Class. Myth.)
Definition: A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of Nereis. The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other families.
Ne"re*is ( or ), n.; pl. Nereides. Etym: [L.]
1. (Class. Myth.)
Definition: A Nereid. See Nereid.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus, including numerous species, of marine chætopod annelids, having a well-formed head, with two pairs of eyes, antennæ, four pairs of tentacles, and a protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of hooked jaws.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 September 2024
(noun) an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets)
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.