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.
EXUVIATIONS
Noun
exuviations
plural of exuviation
Source: Wiktionary
EXUVIATION
Ex*u`vi*a"tion, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The rejecting or casting off of some part, more particularly, the outer cuticular layer, as the shells of crustaceans, skins of snakes, etc.; molting; ecdysis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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