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.
CASSIMERE
Noun
cassimere (countable and uncountable, plural cassimeres)
Obsolete spelling of cashmere.
A thin, lightweight twilled woolen fabric, also spelled kerseymere.
An inexpensive version of this fabric, made with a cotton warp and a wool weft.
Anagrams
• cramesies, meseraics, racemises, smiercase
Source: Wiktionary
Cas"si*mere, n. Etym: [Cf. F. casimir, prob. of the same origin as E. cashmere. Cf. Kerseymere.]
Definition: A thin, twilled, woolen cloth, used for men's garments. [Written also kerseymere.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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