CONSTRAINABLE

Etymology

Adjective

constrainable (comparative more constrainable, superlative most constrainable)

Capable of being constrained.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*strain"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. constraignable, F. contraignable.]

Definition: Capable of being constrained; liable to constraint, or to restraint. Hooker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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