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.
CHIMNEYPIECE
mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece
(noun) shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chimneypiece (plural chimneypieces)
A mantelpiece.
Source: Wiktionary
Chim"ney-piece`, n. (Arch.)
Definition: A decorative construction around the opning of a fireplace.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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VOLATILE
(noun) a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; “it was heated to evaporate the volatiles”
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