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.
PURFLING
Noun
purfling (plural purflings)
(music, chiefly, lutherie) Two or more very narrow strips of black wood enclosing a lighter-coloured strip of wood set close to the edge of the top and back of a string instrument such as a violin, cello or a guitar, following its outline, or this effect simulated with paint.
(heraldry) An ornament consisting of a bordure of ermines, furs, etc. or gold studs or mountings.
Verb
purfling
present participle of purfle
Source: Wiktionary
Pur"fling, n.
Definition: Ornamentation on the border of a thing; specifically, the inlaid border of a musical instrument, as a violin.
PURFLE
Pur"fle, v. t. Etym: [OF. pourfiler; pour for + fil a thread, L. filum. See Profile, and cf. Purl a border.]
1. To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to purfle with blue and white. P. Plowman. A goodly lady clad in scarlet red, Purfled with gold and pearl of rich assay. Spenser.
2. (Her.)
Definition: To ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the like; also, with gold studs or mountings.
Pur"fle, Pur"flew, n.
1. A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work.
2. (Her.)
Definition: A border of any heraldic fur.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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