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.
BANDEROLE
Noun
banderole (plural banderoles)
A little banner, flag, or streamer.
(architecture) A flat band with an inscription, common in Renaissance buildings.
Anagrams
• bandoleer
Source: Wiktionary
Band"e*role, Band"rol, n. Etym: [F. banderole, dim. of bandière, bannière, banner; cf. It. banderuola a little banner. See Banner.]
Definition: A little banner, flag, or streamer. [Written also bannerol.] From the extremity of which fluttered a small banderole or streamer bearing a cross. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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