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.
BLOODSHOT
bloodshot
(adjective) (of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed; “bloodshot eyes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bloodshot (comparative more bloodshot, superlative most bloodshot)
(of the eyes) reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels
Source: Wiktionary
Blood"shot` (, a. Etym: [Blood + shot, p. p. of shoot to variegate.]
Definition: Red and inflamed; suffused with blood, or having the vessels turgid with blood, as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or irritated. His eyes were bloodshot, . . . and his hair disheveled. Dickens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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