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.
COUNTERSNIPER
Etymology
Adjective
countersniper (not comparable)
Serving to prevent the shots of snipers.
Synonyms
• antisniper
Noun
countersniper (plural countersnipers)
A soldier trained to fight against snipers.
Source: Wiktionary
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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