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.
CYANOSIS
cyanosis
(noun) a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cyanosis (countable and uncountable, plural cyanoses)
(pathology) A blue discolouration of the skin due to the circulation of blood low in oxygen.
Source: Wiktionary
Cy`a*no"sis (s`-n"ss), n. Etym: [NL. See Cyanic.] (Med.)
Definition: A condition in which, from insufficient aCyanopathy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEQUEATH
(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”
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