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.
BUTTONIEST
BUTTONY
But"ton*y, a.
Definition: Ornamented with a large number of buttons. "The buttony boy." Thackeray. "My coat so blue and buttony." W. S. Gilbert.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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