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.
COMATE
comate, comose, comal
(adjective) of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair; “comate (or comose) seeds”; “a comal tuft”
comate, comose
(adjective) bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts; “comate royal palms”; “pineapples are comate”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
comate (comparative more comate, superlative most comate)
Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance, like hair; hairy.
Anagrams
• came to, camote, come at
Source: Wiktionary
Co"mate, a. Etym: [L. comatus, fr. comare to clothe with hair, fr. coma hair.]
Definition: Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance, like hair; hairy.
Co"-mate`, n. Etym: [Pref. co- + mate.]
Definition: A companion. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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