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.
BEJEWELLING
BEJEWEL
bejewel, jewel
(verb) adorn or decorate with precious stones; “jeweled dresses”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
bejewelling
present participle of bejewel
Source: Wiktionary
BEJEWEL
Be*jew"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bejeweled or Bejewelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Bejeweling or Bejewelling.]
Definition: To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle. "Bejeweled hands." Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBLIQUE
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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