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.
ETHMOVOMERINE
Eth`mo*vo"mer*ine, n. Etym: [Ethmoid + vomerine.] (Anat.)
Definition: Pertaining to the region of the vomer and the base of the ethmoid in the skull. Ethmovomerine plate (Anat.), a cartilaginous plate beneath the front of the fetal brain which the ethmoid region of the skull is developed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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