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.
BENTWOOD
bentwood
(noun) wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is shaped for use in making furniture; “bentwood chairs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bentwood (countable and uncountable, plural bentwoods)
(woodworking, countable and uncountable, sometimes, attributive) Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships' hulls, etc.).
(countable) An object, especially a piece of furniture, made from bentwood.
Source: Wiktionary
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
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