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.
BARRACANS
Noun
barracans
plural of barracan
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BARRACAN
Bar"ra*can, n. Etym: [F. baracan, bouracan (cf. Pr. barracan, It. baracane, Sp. barragan, Pg. barregana, LL. barracanus), fr. Ar. barrakan a kind of black gown, perh. fr. Per. barak a garment made of camel's hair.]
Definition: A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; -- still used for outer garments in the Levant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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