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.
ENDOTHECA
En`do*the"ca, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique tranverse septa, one above another.
– En`do*the"cal, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
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