In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ABLUSH
Etymology
Adjective
ablush (comparative more ablush, superlative most ablush)
Blushing; ruddy. [First attested in the mid-19th century.]
Adverb
ablush (comparative more ablush, superlative most ablush)
Blushing; ruddy. [First attested in the mid-19th century.]
Source: Wiktionary
A*blush", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- + blush.]
Definition: Blushing; ruddy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNEXPLOITED
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
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