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.
blinkered (comparative more blinkered, superlative most blinkered)
Wearing blinkers or blinders.
(figuratively) Having tunnel vision; unable to see what is happening around one.
blinkered
simple past tense and past participle of blinker
Source: Wiktionary
Blink"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, blinks.
2. A blinder for horses; a flap of leather on a horse's bridle to prevent him from seeing objects as his side hence, whatever obstructs sight or discernment. Nor bigots who but one way see, through blinkers of authority. M. Green.
3. pl.
Definition: A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes form glare, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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.