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.
BRANLIN
Bran"lin, n. Etym: [Scot. branlie fr. brand.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A young salmon or parr, in the stage in which it has transverse black bands, as if burned by a gridiron.
Bran"lin, n. Etym: [See Brand.]
Definition: A small red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water fish; -- so called from its red color.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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