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.
TERRY
terry, terry cloth, terrycloth
(noun) a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes
Terry, Dame Ellen Terry, Dame Alice Ellen Terry
(noun) English actress (1847-1928)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Terry
A patronymic surname from the medieval Norman given name Thierry, a cognate of the English Derek.
A male given name from Germanic languages transferred back from the surname, or a diminutive of Terence or of any of its alternative forms.
A male given name from Latin derived from the Latin for the third ("tertius") given to a third child or a child whose name has the suffix III.
A female given name, diminutive of Teresa or any of its alternative forms.
Place names
An unincorporated community in Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana.
A town in Hinds County, Mississippi.
An unincorporated community in St. Clair County, Missouri.
A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
A small town, the county seat of Prairie County, Montana.
An unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia.
Anagrams
• retry, tryer
Etymology
Noun
terry (countable and uncountable, plural terries)
A type of coarse cotton fabric covered in many small raised loops that is used to make towels, bathrobes and some types of nappy/diaper.
Synonyms
• terrycloth
• terry cloth
Anagrams
• retry, tryer
Source: Wiktionary
Ter"ry, n.
Definition: A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used for upholstery and trimmings.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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