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.
DIASPORES
Noun
diaspores
plural of diaspore
Anagrams
• parodises, passeroid, poissarde
Source: Wiktionary
DIASPORE
Di"a*spore, n. Etym: [From Gr. diaspore.] (Min.)
Definition: A hydrate of alumina, often occurring in white lamellar masses with brilliant pearly luster; -- so named on account of its decrepitating when heated before the blowpipe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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