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.
SCENE
scene, view
(noun) graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; “he painted scenes from everyday life”; “figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment”
scenery, scene
(noun) the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; “they worked all night painting the scenery”
view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
(noun) the visual percept of a region; “the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views”
scene, shot
(noun) a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
scene
(noun) a subdivision of an act of a play; “the first act has three scenes”
scene
(noun) an incident (real or imaginary); “their parting was a sad scene”
setting, scene
(noun) the context and environment in which something is set; “the perfect setting for a ghost story”
scene
(noun) the place where some action occurs; “the police returned to the scene of the crime”
picture, scene
(noun) a situation treated as an observable object; “the political picture is favorable”; “the religious scene in England has changed in the last century”
fit, tantrum, scene, conniption
(noun) a display of bad temper; “he had a fit”; “she threw a tantrum”; “he made a scene”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scene (plural scenes)
The location of an event that attracts attention.
(archaic, theater) the stage.
(theatre) The decorations; furnishings and backgrounds of a stage, representing the place in which the action of a play is set
(theatre) A part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time. In the theatre, generally a number of scenes constitute an act.
The location, time, circumstances, etc, in which something occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is set up
A combination of objects or events in view or happening at a given moment at a particular place.
A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery.
An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption; often, an artificial or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display
An element of fiction writing.
A social environment consisting of an informal, vague group of people with a uniting interest; their sphere of activity; a subculture.
Verb
scene (third-person singular simple present scenes, present participle scening, simple past and past participle scened)
(transitive) To exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display.
Anagrams
• cenes, cense, sence
Source: Wiktionary
Scene, n. Etym: [L. scaena, scena, Gr.
1. The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage.
2. The decorations and fittings of a stage, representing the place in which the action is supposed to go on; one of the slides, or other devices, used to give an appearance of reality to the action of a play; as, to paint scenes; to shift the scenes; to go behind the scenes.
3. So much of a play as passes without change of locality or time, or important change of character; hence, a subdivision of an act; a separate portion of a play, subordinate to the act, but differently determined in different plays; as, an act of four scenes. My dismal scene I needs must act alone. Shak.
4. The place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is laid; surroundings amid which anything is set before the imagination; place of occurence, exhibition, or action. "In Troy, there lies the scene." Shak. The world is a vast scene of strife. J. M. Mason.
5. An assemblage of objects presented to the view at once; a series of actions and events exhibited in their connection; a spectacle; a show; an exhibition; a view. Through what new scenes and changes must we pass! Addison.
6. A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery. A sylvan scene with various greens was drawn, Shades on the sides, and in the midst a lawn. Dryden.
7. An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others; often, an artifical or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display. Probably no lover of scenes would have had very long to wait De Quincey. Behind the scenes, behind the scenery of a theater; out of the view of the audience, but in sight of the actors, machinery, etc.; hence, conversant with the hidden motives and agencies of what appears to public view.
Scene, v. t.
Definition: To exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display. [Obs.] Abp. Sancroft.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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