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.
PICCADILLY
Noun
piccadilly (plural picadillies)
(obsolete) piccadill
Etymology
Proper noun
Piccadilly
Piccadilly, a street running from Hyde Park Corner to Piccadilly Circus
the surrounding area
The Piccadilly Line of the London Underground, originally known as the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway.
Source: Wiktionary
Pic"ca*dil, Pic`ca*dil"ly, n. Etym: [OF. piccagilles the several divisions of pieces fastened together about the brim of the collar of a doublet, a dim. fr. Sp. picado, p.p. of picar to prick. See Pike.]
Definition: A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about the skirt of a garment, -- worn by men in the 17th century.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
4 February 2025
DISKETTE
(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”
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