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.
Con`cier`ge*rie", n. [F.]
1. The office or lodge of a concierge or janitor.
2. A celebrated prison, attached to the Palais de Justice in Paris.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 October 2024
(noun) a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; “it was heated to evaporate the volatiles”
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.