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.
ANTIMASK
Etymology 1
Noun
antimask (plural antimasks)
Obsolete form of antimasque.
Etymology 2
Adjective
antimask (not comparable)
Opposing masks.
Source: Wiktionary
An"ti*mask`, n.
Definition: A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask. [Written also anue.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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