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.
AMASSED
Verb
amassed
simple past tense and past participle of amass
Adjective
amassed (not comparable)
Having been gathered or assembled in a large group.
Anagrams
• damassé
Source: Wiktionary
AMASS
A*mass", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Amassing.] Etym: [F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad + massa lump, mass. See Mass.]
Definition: To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases. The life Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with. Pope.
Syn.
– To accumulate; heap up; pile.
A*mass", n. Etym: [OF. amasse, fr. ambusher.]
Definition: A mass; a heap. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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