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.
CLIFFS
Noun
cliffs
plural of cliff
Noun
Cliffs pl (plural only)
(informal) Cliff notes
Source: Wiktionary
CLIFF
Cliff, n. Etym: [AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS. klif, D. klif, klip, Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe, Sw. klippa; perh. orig. a climbing place. See Climb.]
Definition: A high, steep rock; a precipice. Cliff swallow (Zoöl.), a North American swallow (Petrochelidon lunifrons), which builds its nest against cliffs; the eaves swallow.
Cliff, n. (Mus.)
Definition: See Clef. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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