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.
CRUOR
Etymology
Noun
cruor (uncountable)
The colouring matter of the blood.
The clotted portion of coagulated blood, containing the colouring matter; gore.
Source: Wiktionary
Cru"or (kr"r), n. Etym: [L., blood. See Crude.]
Definition: The coloring matter of the blood; the clotted portion of coagulated blood, containing the coloring matter; gore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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