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.
BEGIRT
Etymology
Verb
begirt
simple past tense and past participle of begird
Verb
begirt (third-person singular simple present begirts, present participle begirting, simple past and past participle begirt)
(transitive, obsolete) To enclose or surround.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*girt", v. t.
Definition: To encompass; to begird. Milton.
BEGIRD
Be*gird", v. t. [imp. Begirt, Begirded; p. p. Begirt; p. pr. & vb. n. Begirding.] Etym: [AS. begyrdan (akin to Goth. bigairdan); pref. be- + gyrdan to gird.]
1. To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.
2. To surround as with a band; to encompass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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