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.
fantoccini pl (plural only)
Puppets caused to enact dramatic scenes by means of machinery.
The puppet shows in which they are used.
Source: Wiktionary
Fan`toc*ci"ni, n. pl. Etym: [It., dim. fr. fante child.]
Definition: Puppets caused to perform evolutions or dramatic scenes by means of machinery; also, the representations in which they are used.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
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.