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.
CALLID
Etymology
Adjective
callid (comparative more callid, superlative most callid)
Characterized by cunning or shrewdness; crafty.
Anagrams
• clidal
Source: Wiktionary
Cal"lid, a. Etym: [L. callidus, fr. callere to be thick-skinned, to be hardened, to be practiced, fr. callum, callus, callous skin, callosity, callousness.]
Definition: Characterized by cunning or shrewdness; crafty. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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