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.
BURSES
Noun
burses
plural of burse
Anagrams
• busser, resubs
Proper noun
Burses
plural of Burse
Anagrams
• busser, resubs
Source: Wiktionary
BURSE
Burse, n. Etym: [LL. bursa, or F. bourse. See Bourse, and cf. Bursch, Purse.]
1. A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull. [Obs.] Holland.
2. A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars in their studies; also, the sum given to the beneficiaries. [Scot.]
3. (Eccl.)
Definition: An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not in use. Shipley.
4. An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of continental Europe. Same as Bourse.
5. A kind of bazaar. [Obs.] She says she went to the burse for patterns. Old Play.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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