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.
CURETTE
curette, curet
(noun) a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
curette (plural curettes)
A spoon-shaped surgical instrument for cleaning a diseased surface.
Verb
curette (third-person singular simple present curettes, present participle curetting, simple past and past participle curetted)
(transitive, medicine) To scrape with a curette.
Source: Wiktionary
Cu*rette" (k-rt"), n.Etym: [F., fr. curer to cleanse.] (Med.)
Definition: A scoop or ring with either a blunt or a cutting edge, for removing substances from the walls of a cavity, as from the eye, ear, or womb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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