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.
BEGUILER
charmer, beguiler
(noun) a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness)
deceiver, cheat, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker
(noun) someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
beguiler (plural beguilers)
A person who beguiles
Source: Wiktionary
Be*guil"er, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, beguiles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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