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.
BANDLET
annulet, bandelet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet
(noun) molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Band"e*let, Band"let, n. Etym: [F. bandelette, dim. of bande. See Band, n., and ch. Bendlet.] (Arch.)
Definition: A small band or fillet; any little band or flat molding, compassing a column, like a ring. Gwilt.
Band"let, n.
Definition: Same as Bandelet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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