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.
EARLAP
earflap, earlap
(noun) one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
earlap (plural earlaps)
(archaic) The ear lobe.
A flap connected to headgear to protect the ear (against the cold, or physical harm); an earflap.
Source: Wiktionary
Ear"lap`, n.
Definition: The lobe of the ear.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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