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.
ACCOLADED
Verb
accoladed
simple past tense and past participle of accolade
Adjective
accoladed (comparative more accoladed, superlative most accoladed)
Having been the subject of accolade(s); having won awards, received honors or been commended.
Source: Wiktionary
ACCOLADE
Ac`co*lade" (#; 277), n. Etym: [F. accolade, It. accolata, fr. accollare to embrace; L. ad + collum neck.]
1. A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting am embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: A brace used to join two or more staves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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