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.
CORUSCANT
coruscant, aglitter(p), fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly
(adjective) having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; âbugle beads all aglitterâ; âglinting eyesâ; âglinting waterâ; âhis glittering eyes were cold and malevolentâ; âshop window full of glittering Christmas treesâ; âglittery costume jewelryâ; âscintillant micaâ; âthe scintillating starsâ; âa dress with sparkly sequinsâ; ââglisteringâ is an archaic termâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
coruscant (comparative more coruscant, superlative most coruscant)
Emitting flashes of light; glittering.
Source: Wiktionary
Co*rus"cant (k-rs"kant), a. Etym: [L. coruscans, p. pr. See Coruscate.]
Definition: Glittering in flashes; flashing. Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; âcovert actions by the CIAâ; âcovert funding for the rebelsâ
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