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.
CADRANSES
CADRANS
Cad"rans, n. Etym: [Cf. F. cadran. Cf. Quadrant.]
Definition: An instrument with a graduated disk by means of which the angles of gems are measured in the process of cutting and polishing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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