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.
DEWAXED
Verb
dewaxed
simple past tense and past participle of dewax
Adjective
dewaxed (comparative more dewaxed, superlative most dewaxed)
That has been treated by a dewaxing process
Source: Wiktionary
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