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.
BESORTING
Verb
besorting
present participle of besort
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Source: Wiktionary
BESORT
Be*sort", v. t.
Definition: To assort or be congruous with; to fit, or become. [Obs.] Such men as may besort your age. Shak.
Be*sort", n.
Definition: Befitting associates or attendants. [Obs.] With such accommodation and besort As levels with her breeding. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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