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.
CHAUSSES
Noun
chausses
plural of chausse
Source: Wiktionary
Chausses, n. pl. Etym: [F.]
Definition: The garment for the legs and feet and for the body below the waist, worn in Europe throughout the Middle Ages; applied also to the armor for the same parts, when fixible, as of chain mail.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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