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.
ALAMORT
Etymology
Adverb
alamort (not comparable)
(obsolete) to the death; mortally
Adjective
alamort (not comparable)
(obsolete) Half-dead; in a depressed condition; dejected.
Source: Wiktionary
Al`a*mort", a. Etym: [F. Ă la mort to the death. Cf. Amort.]
Definition: To the death; mortally.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
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