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.
crudities
plural of crudity
• diuretics
Source: Wiktionary
Cru"di*ty (kr"d-t), n.; pl. Crudities (-t. Etym: [L. cruditas, fr. crudus: cf. F. crudit. See Crude.]
1. The condition of being crude; rawness.
2. That which is in a crude or undigested state; hence, superficial, undigested views, not reduced to order or form. "Cridities in the stomach." Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2024
(noun) a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; “he used a solution of peroxide and water”
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.