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.
EXPRESSAGE
express, expressage
(noun) rapid transport of goods
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
expressage (countable and uncountable, plural expressages)
The fee for carrying a parcel by express.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*press"age (;48), n.
Definition: The charge for carrying a parcel by express.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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