WILDERMENT

Etymology

Noun

wilderment (usually uncountable, plural wilderments)

(archaic) The state of being bewildered; confusion; bewilderment.

Source: Wiktionary


Wil"der*ment, n.

Definition: The state of being bewildered; confusion; bewilderment. And snatched her breathless from beneath This wilderment of wreck and death. Moore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

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.

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