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.
SPANDREL
spandrel, spandril
(noun) an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
spandrel (plural spandrels)
(architecture) The space (often more or less triangular) between the outer curve of an arch (the extrados) and a straight-sided figure that bounds it; the space between two contiguous arches and a straight feature above them.
Coordinate term: pendentive
(architecture) Horizontal member between the windows of successive storeys of a tall building.
(architecture) The triangular space under a stair; the material that fills the space.
An oriental rug having a pattern of arches; the design in the corners of such a rug, especially in a prayer rug.
(evolutionary theory) A phenotypic characteristic that evolved as a side effect of an adaptation in response to evolutionary pressure.
Source: Wiktionary
Span"drel, n. Etym: [From Span.]
1. (Arch.)
Definition: The irregular triangular space between the curve of an arch and the inclosing right angle; or the space between the outer moldings of two contiguous arches and a horizontal line above them, or another arch above and inclosing them.
2. A narrow mat or passe partout for a picture. [Cant]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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