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.
BEGEM
Etymology
Verb
begem (third-person singular simple present begems, present participle begemming, simple past and past participle begemmed)
To adorn (as if) with gems.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*gem", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Begemmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Begemming.]
Definition: To adorn with gems, or as with gems. Begemmed with dewdrops. Sir W. Scott. Those lonely realms bright garden isles begem. Shelley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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