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.
STENCIL
stencil
(noun) a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below
stencil
(verb) mark or print with a stencil
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stencil (plural stencils)
A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface.
A utensil that contains a perforated sheet through which ink can be forced to create a printed pattern on a surface.
A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph.
Verb
stencil (third-person singular simple present stencils, present participle (US) stenciling or (UK) stencilling, simple past and past participle (US) stenciled or (UK) stencilled)
(transitive, intransitive) To print with a stencil.
Anagrams
• clients, lectins, scilent
Source: Wiktionary
Sten"cil, n. Etym: [Probably from OF. estincelle spangle, spark, F. Ă©tincelle spark, L. scintilla. See Scintillate, and cf. Tinsel.]
Definition: A thin plate of metal, leather, or other material, used in painting, marking, etc. The pattern is cut out of the plate, which is then laid flat on the surface to be marked, and the color brushed over it. Called also stencil plate.
Sten"cil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stenciled or Stencilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Stenciling or Stencilling.]
Definition: To mark, paint, or color in figures with stencils; to form or print by means of a stencil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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