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.
BASCINET
Etymology
Noun
bascinet (plural bascinets)
A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor.
Anagrams
• bacinets, bisecant, cabinets
Source: Wiktionary
Bas"ci*net, n. Etym: [OE. bacinet, basnet, OF. bassinet, bacinet, F. bassinet, dim. of OF. bacin, F. bassin, a helmet in the form of a basin.]
Definition: A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor. [Written also basinet, bassinet, basnet.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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