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.
OSCULATORY
Noun
osculatory (plural osculatories)
(Christianity) A religious tablet, usually carrying a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which is kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace"); it is then passed to others at the mass who also kiss it.
Synonyms
• pax
Adjective
osculatory (comparative more osculatory, superlative most osculatory)
(formal) Of or relating to kissing.
(geometry) Relating to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation.
Anagrams
• cotylosaur
Source: Wiktionary
Os"cu*la*to*ry, a.
1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. "The osculatory ceremony." Thackeray.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be osculatory with a curve, at a given point. Osculatory circle. (Geom.) See Osculating circle of a curve, under Circle.
– Osculatory plane (to a curve of double curvature), a plane which passes through three successive points of the curve.
– Osculatory sphere (to a line of double curvature), a sphere passing through four consecutive points of the curve.
Os"cu*la*to*ry, n. Etym: [LL. osculatorium. See Osculate.] (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: Same as Pax, 2.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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