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.
farded
simple past tense and past participle of fard
Source: Wiktionary
Fard, n. Etym: [F., prob. fr. OHG. gifarit, gifarwit p.p. of farwjan to color, tinge, fr. farawa color, G. farbe.]
Definition: Paint used on the face. [Obs.] "Painted with French fard." J. Whitaker.
Fard, v. t. Etym: [F. farder to paint one's face.]
Definition: To paint; -- said esp. of one's face. [Obs.] Shenstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
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.