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.
CORIUMS
Noun
coriums
plural of corium
Source: Wiktionary
CORIUM
Co"ri*um (k"r-m), n. Etym: [L. corium leather.]
1. Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans; used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of Edward I. Fosbroke.
2. (Anat.) (a) Same as Dermis. (b) The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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