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.
BEDECKED
Adjective
bedecked (comparative more bedecked, superlative most bedecked)
Covered; encrusted; arrayed.
Verb
bedecked
simple past tense and past participle of bedeck
Source: Wiktionary
BEDECK
Be*deck", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedecked (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedecking.]
Definition: To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace. Bedecked with boughs, flowers, and garlands. Pennant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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