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.
EMBOUCHURES
Noun
embouchures
plural of embouchure
Source: Wiktionary
EMBOUCHURE
Em`bou`chure", n. Etym: [F., fr. emboucher to put to the mouth; pref. em- (L. in) + bouche the mouth. Cf. Embouge, Debouch.]
1. The mouth of a river; also, the mouth of a cannon.
2. (Mus.) (a) The mouthpiece of a wind instrument. (b) The shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece; as, a flute player has a good embouchure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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