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.
PORTRAY
portray
(verb) portray in words; “The book portrays the actor as a selfish person”
portray, depict, limn
(verb) make a portrait of; “Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba”
portray, present
(verb) represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; “The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting”
impersonate, portray
(verb) assume or act the character of; “She impersonates Madonna”; “The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
portray (third-person singular simple present portrays, present participle portraying, simple past and past participle portrayed)
To paint or draw the likeness of.
(figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.
To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.
(obsolete) To adorn.
Anagrams
• Praytor, parroty
Source: Wiktionary
Por*tray", v. t. [Written also pourtray.] [imp. & p. p. portrayed (; p. pr. & vb. n. Portraying.] Etym: [OE. pourtraien, OF. portraire, pourtraire, F. portraire, fr. L. protrahere, protractum, to draw or drag forth; pro forward, forth + trahere to draw. See Trace, v. t., and cf. Protract.]
1. To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback. Take a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem. Ezek. iv. 1.
2. Hence, figuratively, to describe in words.
3. To adorn with pictures. [R.] Spear and helmets thronged, and shields Various with boastful arguments potrayed. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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