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.
BICOLORED
bicolor, bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome, dichromatic
(adjective) having two colors; “a bicolor flower”; “a bicolored postage stamp”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bicolored (not comparable)
Alternative form of bicoloured
Source: Wiktionary
Bi"col`or, Bi"col`ored, a. Etym: [L. bicolor; bis twice + color color.]
Definition: Of two colors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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