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.
DISTICH
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
(noun) two items of the same kind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
distich (plural distichs or distiches)
(prosody) A couplet, a two-line stanza making complete sense.
Any couplet.
Adjective
distich (not comparable)
Distichous.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis"tich, n. Etym: [L. distichon, Gr. stigan to ascend: cf. F. distique. See Stirrup.] (Pros.)
Definition: A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an epigram of two verses.
Dis"tich, Dis"tich*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. Distich, n.]
Definition: Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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