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.
AMEL
Am"el, n. Etym: [OE. amell, OF. esmail, F. Ă©mail, of German origin; cf. OHG. smelzi, G. schmelz. See Smelt, v. t.]
Definition: Enamel. [Obs.] Boyle.
Am"el, v. t. Etym: [OE. amellen, OF. esmailler, F. Ă©mailler, OF. esmail, F. Ă©mail.]
Definition: To enamel. [Obs.] Enlightened all with stars, And richly ameled. Chapman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AGITATION
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
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