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.
EGGSHELL
shell, eggshell
(noun) the exterior covering of a bird’s egg
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
eggshell (plural eggshells)
The shell around an egg.
A pale off-white colour, like that of the eggshell.
Adjective
eggshell (comparative more eggshell, superlative most eggshell)
Of a pale yellowish-whitish colour, like that of the eggshell.
Exhibiting the thinness, translucency or near-transparency, and fragility of an eggshell; as in eggshell porcelain.
Very matt, having a low reflexivity, like an eggshell.
Source: Wiktionary
Egg"shell`, n.
1. The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus Ovulum, resembling an egg in form.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONNECTION
(noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”
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