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.
EXCIDES
Verb
excides
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excide
Anagrams
• excised
Source: Wiktionary
EXCIDE
Ex*cide", v. t. Etym: [L. excidere, excisum; ex out + caedere to cut. See Concise, and cf. Excise to cut off.]
Definition: To cut off. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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