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.
ESTOILES
Noun
estoiles
plural of estoile
Source: Wiktionary
ESTOILE
Es`toile", n. Etym: [OF.] (Her.)
Definition: A six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, instead of straight like those of a mullet. [Written also Ă©toile.] Estoile of eight points, a star which has four straight and four wavy rays.
– Estoile of four points. Same as Cross estoilĂ©, under Cross.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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