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.
CALCARATE
Etymology
Adjective
calcarate (not comparable)
(botany, zoology) Having a spur; spurred.
Source: Wiktionary
Cal"ca*rate, Cal"ca*ra`ted, a. Etym: [LL. calcaratus, fr. L. calcar. See 2d Calcar.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Having a spur, as the flower of the toadflax and larkspur; spurred. Gray.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Armed with a spur.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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