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.
BASILICON
Etymology
Noun
basilicon (usually uncountable, plural basilicons)
(archaic, medicine) Any of various ointments believed to have “sovereign” virtues.
Source: Wiktionary
Ba*sil"i*con, n. Etym: [L. basilicon, Gr. , neut. of : cf. F. basilicon. See Basilica.] (Med.)
Definition: An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil, lard, or other fatty substance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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