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.
ORNATE
flowery, ornate
(adjective) marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; “a flowery speech”; “ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato”-John Milton
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ornate (comparative more ornate, superlative most ornate)
Elaborately ornamented, often to excess.
Flashy, flowery or showy
Finely finished, as a style of composition.
Verb
ornate (third-person singular simple present ornates, present participle ornating, simple past and past participle ornated)
(obsolete) To adorn; to honour.
Anagrams
• antero-, atoner, roneat, rotane, tenora
Source: Wiktionary
Or*nate", a. Etym: [L. ornatus, p. p. of ornare to adorn.]
1. Adorned; decorated; beautiful. "So bedecked, ornate, and gay." Milton.
2. Finely finished, as a style of composition. A graceful and ornate rhetoric. Milton.
Or*nate", v. t.
Definition: To adorn; to honor. [R.] They may ornate and sanctify the name of God. Latimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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