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.
BESPOT
bespot
(verb) mark with, or as if with, spots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
bespot (third-person singular simple present bespots, present participle bespotting, simple past and past participle bespotted)
(transitive) To make spots on; mark with spots; cover with or as with blots or blemishes.
Anagrams
• betops
Source: Wiktionary
Be*spot", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespotting.]
Definition: To mark with spots, or as with spots.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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