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.
BRENS
Proper noun
Brens
plural of Bren
Verb
brens
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bren
Source: Wiktionary
BREN
Bren, Bren"ne, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Brent (p. pr. & vb. n. Brenning.] Etym: [See Burn.]
Definition: To burn. [Obs.] Chaucer. Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. W. Browne.
Bren, n.
Definition: Bran. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
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