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.
Fire"-fanged`, a. Etym: [Fire + fanged seized.]
Definition: Injured as by fire; burned; -- said of manure which has lost its goodness and acquired an ashy hue in consequence of heat generated by decomposition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 October 2024
(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”
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.