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.
DECAGON
decagon
(noun) a polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
decagon (plural decagons)
(geometry) A polygon with ten sides and ten angles.
Synonyms
• 10-gon
Anagrams
• congaed
Source: Wiktionary
Dec"a*gon, n. Etym: [Pref. deca- + Gr. décagone.] (Geom.)
Definition: A plane figure having ten sides and ten angles; any figure having ten angles. A regular decagon is one that has all its sides and angles equal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
27 February 2025
SUMMIT
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
Coffee Trivia
