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.
CARAPACE
carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
(noun) hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
carapace (plural carapaces)
A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.
in figurative use
Source: Wiktionary
Car"a*pace, n. Etym: [F.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The thick shell or sheild which cover the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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