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.
tunics
plural of tunic
• cut-ins, cutins, cuts in
Source: Wiktionary
Tu"nic, n. Etym: [L. tunica: cf. F.tunique.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition: An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle.
2. Any similar garment worm by ancient or Oriental peoples; also, a common name for various styles of loose-fitting under-garments and over-garments worn in modern times by Europeans and others.
3. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: Same as Tunicle.
4. (Anat.)
Definition: A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when enveloping an organ or part, as the eye.
5. (Bot.)
Definition: A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of a seed.
6. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Mantle, n., 3 (a).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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.