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.
PASSEMENT
Etymology
Noun
passement (plural passements)
Lace, brocade, braid etc, sewed on a garment.
Source: Wiktionary
Passe"ment, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: Lace, gimp, braid etc., sewed on a garment. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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