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.
EQUIVOQUES
Noun
equivoques
plural of equivoque
Source: Wiktionary
EQUIVOQUE
Eq"ui*voque, Eq"ui*voke, n. Etym: [F. équivoque. See Equivocal.]
1. An ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different significations. Coleridge.
2. An equivocation; a guibble. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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