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.
EMBOWED
Adjective
embowed (not comparable)
(heraldry) Bent, curved or arched like a bow.
Verb
embowed
simple past tense and past participle of embow
Source: Wiktionary
EMBOW
Em*bow", v. t.
Definition: To bend like a bow; to curve. "Embowed arches." [Obs. or R.] Sir W. Scott. With gilded horns embowed like the moon. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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