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.
BURGUNDIES
Noun
burgundies
plural of burgundy
Anagrams
• resubduing
Noun
Burgundies
plural of Burgundy
Anagrams
• resubduing
Source: Wiktionary
BURGUNDY
Bur"gun*dy, n.
1. An old province of France (in the eastern central part).
2. A richly flavored wine, mostly red, made in Burgundy, France. Burgundy pitch, a resinous substance prepared from the exudation of the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) by melting in hot water and straining through cloth. The genuine Burgundy pitch, supposed to have been first prepared in Burgundy, is rare, but there are many imitations. It has a yellowish brown color, is translucent and hard, but viscous. It is used in medicinal plasters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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