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.
DENUDING
Verb
denuding
present participle of denude
Source: Wiktionary
DENUDE
De*nude", v. t. Etym: [L. denudare; de- + nudare to make naked or bare, nudus naked. See Nude.]
Definition: To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip; to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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